{"id":795,"date":"2026-09-10T19:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.dzwonkinatelefon.net\/probe-ordered-into-police-action-against-protesting-bhopal-intern-doctors\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T19:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:06:55","slug":"probe-ordered-into-police-action-against-protesting-bhopal-intern-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"Probe ordered into police action against protesting Bhopal intern doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A probe has been ordered by Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar, a day after at least four MBBS intern doctors suffered injuries due to water cannons that were used against them during their protest in the campus of government-run Gandhi Medical College (GMC) to demand a hike in their stipend.<\/p>\n

On Monday (September 7, 2026), hundreds of interns of the GMC, Bhopal, protested at their campus over their longstanding demand that their stipend be increased from the current \u20b914,437 to \u20b930,000. However, as they planned a march to the Chief Minister\u2019s residence, the police used water cannons on the protestors, visuals of which appeared on the internet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The protestors also alleged that as they continued their march later in the day, the police also resorted to baton charge on them near the campus. The march was stopped less than 2 kilometres from the CM house, prompting them to launch a sit-in at the site. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The sit-in in Bhopal\u2019s Kamla Park area continued through the night and on Tuesday (September 8) even as they boycotted the OPD and routine operation theatre (OT) services, while emergency services remained operational. Services were also interrupted at Gwalior\u2019s Gajra Raja\u00a0Medical College in support of the protest.<\/p>\n

Four interns injured in the police action<\/h4>\n

Speaking to The Hindu<\/i>, Siddhartha Kumar Rai, undergraduate student wing president of the Junior Doctors\u2019 Association (JDA), Madhya Pradesh, said that at least four interns got seriously injured in the police action, including one person suffering a broken arm and another an eye injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a completely peaceful protest inside the campus but still the interns who perform 36-hour-long duties and contribute the most in handling the heavy patient load at government hospitals were treated like goons by the police. They even targeted the girl interns who were standing on the side,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, various other doctors\u2019 bodies in the State have also come out in support of the interns\u2019 protest while condemning the police action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Rai said that if a written assurance was not given by Tuesday night, the JDA and various other bodies will boycott medical services across the State from Wednesday (September 9).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr. Kavita N. Singh, Dean and CEO, GMC, Bhopal, also slammed the use of force in a letter to Commissioner Kumar while seeking an inquiry into the matter and action against responsible officers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWater cannon was used and lathicharge was done on the intern students at the emergency gate in which two students were injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taking such action against intern students on the hospital campus without prior notice is completely inappropriate,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In an order, Mr. Kumar said that the matter was brought to attention by Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla and that Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Zone 2, Vikas Sahwal has been appointed to conduct an \u201cimpartial investigation of the whole incident\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been brought to the notice by Shri Rajendra Shukla, Deputy Chief Minister, that during the protest of intern doctors in Bhopal on September 7, 2026, the police sprayed water using water cannon near the gate of Hamidia Hospital, due to which some doctors were injured,\u201d the order read.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Rai also claimed that Madhya Pradesh ranked 28th in the country in the amount of stipend given to MBBS interns, after the Uttar Pradesh increasing the amount from \u20b912,000 to \u20b925,000 in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in terms of MBBS fee at government colleges, we are at the third position with about \u20b91.15 lakh. How is this fair,\u201d he asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mr. Shukla also held a meeting with senior officials and the management of the GMC to discuss the issue and interns\u2019 demand and said that a resolution will be reached soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am aware of the issue raised by intern doctors in Bhopal regarding an increase in stipends. The expectations and problems of young doctors in the state are being taken seriously. I am in constant touch with representatives of the intern doctors on this matter,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur effort is to engage in positive discussions with all parties and arrive at an appropriate and practical solution to this issue. Young doctors play a vital role in strengthening the health services of the state, and the government is sensitive to their rightful expectations. Following discussions and necessary deliberations, appropriate and necessary decisions will be taken in this regard,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Monday, September 7, hundreds of interns of the GMC, Bhopal, protested at their campus over their longstanding demand that their stipend be increased from the current \u20b914,437 to \u20b930,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthcare.hibisports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}