Rajkot: MBBS interns at AIIMS Rajkot staged a protest on Thursday after a nursing officer allegedly made derogatory remarks against a woman student. The institute has begun an inquiry into the matter.Around 50 MBBS interns are currently being trained at the hospital. According to the complaint, the nursing officer — a member of the paramedical staff — allegedly made demeaning remarks against the student. The hospital administration received the complaint on Thursday morning.Lt Col Ankur Pratap Singh, deputy director (administration) at AIIMS Rajkot, said, “The internal complaints committee has been assigned the inquiry. It has the authority to take strict action if the allegation is found to be true.”The students staged a protest, raised slogans and waved banners demanding strict action against the person responsible. The hospital administration said patient services were not affected.
