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AIIMS Bill gets Presidential assent, becomes law
Published on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 18:00, Updated on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 18:08 in Nation section
Tags: AIIMS Bill, Retirement Age , New Delhi
LEGAL WEAPON: The AIIMS Bill is seen as a move by Health Ministry to ease out incumbent P Venugopal.
New Delhi: The controversial Bill fixing the age limit of 65 years for the AIIMS Director, seen as a move to ease out incumbent P Venugopal, received Presidential assent on Friday.
President Pratibha Patil signed the AIIMS (Amendment) Bill, 2007, two days after Parliament passed the measure amidst stiff opposition from BJP and AIADMK.
The Bill was opposed by these parties on the ground that the government was targeting the 66-year-old eminent cardiac surgeon, who has a running battle with Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
Venugopal has already moved the Supreme Court challenging the measure against which a section of AIIMS
resident doctors supporting him went on strike.
The protest was withdrawn following tough words from Delhi High Court which ordered action against the strikers.
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May be I don't remember my civics well. What I remeber is that president has right to return a bill
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Yet another perfect example of Congress playing dirty caste & vendata politics & making unjust use of puppet presidents. What
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sir, we r peoples representatives.we will do whatever we want so long we are in the power and our stooges
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Venugopal is sacked..
Anbumani should realise that he got his MBBS degree by paying money whereas Venugopal is an eminent cardiologist
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No use of shouting SHAME at them as are so shameless that they do not take any shame. They will
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