Govt medical college students protest in J&K after professor restricts entry to burqas in labour room: Report

Students at the Government Medical College (GMC) Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, held protests after a professor allegedly denied entry to medical interns wearing burqas into the labour room 1, The Hindi reported.

The government medical college and hospital has formed a committee to investigate the matter, the report said.

According to the students in the report, the female professor allegedly asked the burqa clad students’ to leave the labour room on two consecutive days.

After which, the students, mostly interns, boycotted work and assembled outside the hostel building to register their protest against the female professor, the report read.

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“Why are we being asked to shun the burqa? She openly says she dislikes burqas. We demand an apology from the doctor. She said those who wear burqas are taking part in a kand (unlawful activity),” said Iqra, a student in the report.

In addition, students also alleged that the interns, who wear burqas were not only denied access to the labour room but also to the professor’s room, the report added.

“We did tell the professor if burqa was not allowed inside the labour room, then ban long nails and other things too. Why single out burqas?” said the student in the report.

Therefore, the government medical college has set up a committee to look into the issue and a senior police officer also held talks with protesting students, it said.

“These allegations need to be looked into first. We need to see what the protocol is and if there is a need to file a FIR,” the officer said.