VIMSAR PG students on indefinite cease work

Post Graduate students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR), Burla today launched an indefinite cease work against the institute director's way of functioning.
In another development, residents of Burla called for a bandh tomorrow demanding the arrest of those who pelted stones at the residence of the institute's director, Aswini Pujahari, on Friday night.
The medicos have also begun a dharna on the premises of VIMSAR over the issue. House surgeons and undergraduate students of the institute have also supported the agitation of PG students.
Student representative of the institute Himansu Mishra said "We have resorted to cease work as the director has created a negative environment in the institute. We are not willing to work under him. The director is taking decisions without consulting anybody."

"We also demand the director withdraw the case against students and create positive environment in the institute. We want him to stop humiliating students," he said adding, "We will continue our agitation till government representatives or the director meets us over the issue."
The students, including 240 PG students, 150 house surgeons and 750 under graduate students of the institution have gone on a strike expressing resentment over functioning of the director.

Students have also lodged a case against the director in Burla police station today. In their complaint, they alleged that the director instigated the public to attack UG and PG students yesterday.

Director of VIMSAR, Aswini Pujahari offered a compromise formula to resolve the stand-off.
He said the students should first apologise to the man who was thrashed, accept their mistake for hurling stones at his residence and give in writing to the police that they will maintain peace in the institute.
Tension gripped VIMSAR after two PG students allegedly assaulted an attendant of a patient and then pelted stones at the residence of the director.
The residents of Burla, Sambalpur and Hirakud gathered at Burla and gheroed the police station demanding the arrest of the students involved in it.