Srinagar- A non-local medical student at the Government Medical College Srinagar here was suspended on Wednesday following protests by fellow students against his alleged blasphemous post on a caller app. The GMC management has urged the students to maintain peace in the campus.
“Apropos certain reports from GMC Srinagar, it is informed that immediate cognizance of the matter was taken by the GMC Srinagar administration. Pending inquiry the concerned individual has been suspended with immediate effect,” GMC in a statement said.
“An enquiry comprising 13 HODs and HOUs has been initiated for necessary action under rules. All the concerned are requested to maintain calm and tranquility in the campus,” it added.
Meanwhile the Resident Doctors Association (GMC) Srinagar has condemned the act of blasphemy by an undergraduate medical student.
“The Resident Doctors Association hereby expresses its most fervent condemnation of the deplorable act of blasphemy perpetuated by an undergraduate medical student of our esteemed institution. Such an egregious transgression not only grievously wounds religious sensibilities of many but also imperils the very fabric of societal harmony and mutual respect, which we hold dear,” the RDA statement reads.
The resident doctors demanded stern punishment to the accused so that such acts having potential of creating communal discord are not repeated in the future.
“We urge the authorities to adopt a resolute stance and to mete out the most stringent of measures against the transgressor,” it added.
Protests At GMC Srinagar
Derogatory display of the Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) name on a social media messaging app allegedly by a non-local student sparked massive protests at GMC Srinagar on Wednesday.
Chanting pro-Islamic slogans, hundreds of students—male and female—this afternoon staged a protest on the GMC campus at Karan Nagar, demanding exemplary punishment for the non-local student who they alleged to have displayed the prophet’s (Pbuh) name on his WhatsApp in an offensive manner.
Students on protest threatened to intensify their demonstrations in case the college management did not act against the accused.
Besides hurting religious sentiments, these deliberate sacrilegious acts have the potential to sow dissension among the communities. We demand that the accused be expelled from the college immediately since such actions are intolerable,” protesting students told Kashmir Observer.
The accused, a 2023-batch student from Rajasthan, they claimed, was gently asked to erase the name of the Prophet (Pbuh) on his WhatsApp, but he refused, which led to protests from the local students.
“This is the outcome of the government’s decision to pool 50% of the seats for PG medical courses and 15% of the MBBS seats under the All India Quota. We had anticipated in advance that the move would incite individuals with a communal mindset to sow seeds of discord,” they added.
The agitated students said although the accused student’s seniors were also made aware of his sacrilegious act and asked to have the name removed or corrected, they chose to assist him in his endeavor rather than taking any concrete action.
“The accused has been given a deadline of one day to remove the name of our Prophet (Pbuh). If this deadline is not met, we will intensify our protest,” they threatened.
Nasir Khuehami, the convener of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), has strongly denounced the sacrilegious act by a medical student from Rajasthan and has urged the GMC administration to take stern action against him for hurting religious sentiments.
“These acts are repeatedly committed, and those who carry out such sacrilegious deeds always go unpunished. The college management, whether it is NIT or GMC Srinagar, closes the institutions and asks students to leave. These strategies won’t work,” Khuehami told Kashmir Observer.
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