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Livestreaming of a heated statement betwixt doctors and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator successful Jammu’s Udhampur connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) forced the J&K Government to institute an enquiry into the incident.
J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, meanwhile, warned of enactment against employees “ignoring elected representatives”.
The incidental took spot connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) astatine the Government Medical College, Udhampur, wherever BJP MLA Pawan Gupta sought a gathering of doctors pursuing the decease of a civilian, Sanjay Gupta, a nonmigratory of Udhampur’s Sangoor, a fewer days ago. The gathering saw a heated speech betwixt the MLA and the doctors, which was livestreamed online.
Several doctors objected to the livestreaming of the authoritative meeting, which evoked crisp reactions from netizens online. “It’s a caller aesculapian college. There could beryllium galore gaps, but bully things request to beryllium acknowledged by the MLA too. Moreover, the authoritative gathering should not person been livestreamed,” a doc said connected the information of anonymity.
Facing flak, the authorities ordered an enquiry into the incident. Prof. (Dr.) Ashutosh Gupta, Principal, Government Medical College, Jammu, has been appointed arsenic the Inquiry Officer, and directed to submit a “comprehensive report” wrong 15 days.
“The enquiry volition analyse the series of events and look into the administrative, information and organization aspects related to the incident at the GMC Udhampur that resulted successful the circulation of the videos connected societal media,” the authoritative bid said.
Congress person Sumeet Mangotra besides condemned the alleged “misbehaviour of doctors” with the BJP MLA.
“Indulging successful governmental activities oregon moving for a prime fewer individuals volition invitation strict action. We are ne'er blessed erstwhile we instrumentality enactment against an employee. When honourable MLAs inquire you (employees) to bash something, you indispensable recognize that you are moving nether a Constitutional framework. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wants work, not flattery,” Mr. Choudhary said.
