Students hold protest at Kannur Medical College

KANNUR: Nearly 120 medical students of  Kannur Medical College  commenced an indefinite protest on Monday against the college management's apathy in the admission imbroglio.  Though the state government had issued an ordinance approving all the admissions, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has challenged it in the Supreme Court. 

The students are concerned that the apex court may nullify the ordinance. "The management has not discussed the matter with us. We are worried about our future if the court rejects the ordinance," a student said.   Some of the parents of the medicos have also joined the protest.     A parent said that they would not withdraw the stir unless the management gives proper  assurance. "They have been saying that  these issues would be solved soon,  but  the management has taken no initiative in  the last one-and-a- half years  to allay the fears of the students," said the father of a student.