Chhattisgarh medical faculty Bill cleared, Opposition amendments rejected

The Chhattisgarh authorities Thursday handed the Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College (Acquisition) Bill, 2021, amidst robust opposition from the BJP. The faculty linked to the household of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son-in-law will likely be acquired by the federal government at a value of Rs 140 crore per yr to the exchequer.
For the primary time within the state Assembly, the Opposition demanded a division of votes (which information how a member voted on a movement). Fifty-six MLAs voted in favour of the Bill, 16 towards, whereas 18 didn’t vote. The House has 70 Congress MLAs, 15 of the BJP, and 5 of different events. Amendments proposed by BJP leaders had been rejected by a voice vote.
The Bill, piloted by Medical Education Minister T S Singh Deo, proposes to pay the house owners of Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College twice its valuation sum. A particular officer can be appointed by the federal government to undertake the valuation of the movable and immovable properties of the school.
The amendments moved by BJP chief Brijmohan Agarwal raised three factors: that the present workers be absorbed, that the federal government make clear who would pay the loans taken towards the school, and that the exclusionary powers of the particular officer be revoked in order that his valuation determination could possibly be challenged.
As per the Bill, workers of the school can be launched from their duties following the federal government acquisition. It additionally states that house owners are liable to repay the liabilities of the institute previous to the federal government takeover, and says no motion may be taken towards the particular officer.

Arguing towards the amendments, Singh Deo stated, “The government cannot absorb private employees as hiring a government employee is a structural process. Once the college is acquired, we would follow the process and hire the employees. Similarly, the special officer will have to have powers to take decisions and not be affected by external factors.”
BJP MLA from Akaltara Saurabh Singh opposed the Bill on the grounds of course of. “It is not clear if the government is only acquiring assets of a private company or the company itself. In any case, the Assembly should be made aware of the details filed by the company with the Registrar of Companies before passing the Bill. Without information on whether the company has clean books or not, how can we vote on the Bill?” he stated.
Former CM and BJP chief Raman Singh introduced up the unfavourable feedback by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 2018 and the National Medical Council (NMC) in 2020 concerning the school, as reported by The Indian Express Thursday. “When the Medical Council is saying that the college is inadequate, why is the government hell bent on acquiring it, if not for helping own family members?” he stated.

The Indian Express first reported Tuesday the Chhattisgarh authorities’s plan to desk the Bill to accumulate the personal medical faculty in Durg. Among its administrators and shareholders are members of the family of Baghel’s son-in-law Kshitij Chandrakar.
Congress Durg MLA Devendra Yadav stated the Opposition ought to really feel ashamed. “When Covid-19 was at its peak, these hospitals were saving lives. The government is acquiring a readymade medical college with several students in it, to save their future and to ensure that the district has a medical college so that it can get good doctors. As an erstwhile student leader I wholeheartedly welcome the Bill,” he stated.