Tezpur: Employees of Tezpur Medical College on Monday staged a protest accusing the institution’s Deputy Superintendent, Dr Arijit Dutta, of mental harassment and physical assault, and demanded his immediate removal from the post. The protest was led mainly by third- and fourth-grade employees, who alleged that they had been subjected to repeated harassment over the past several months.
According to the protesters, the deputy superintendent’s conduct had created a hostile work environment within the medical college. They alleged instances of intimidation, verbal abuse and physical misconduct, affecting both male and female staff members. “The deputy superintendent harasses employees in the name of monitoring duty, including women staff,” alleged Bedanta Pathak, an employee of Tezpur Medical College.
The employees said the demonstration was a spontaneous reaction to what they described as continued physical and mental harassment and an authoritarian work culture allegedly enforced by the officer. The protesters have lodged a complaint with the police seeking legal action against Dr Dutta.
They also demanded immediate intervention by higher medical authorities of the state government and sought the removal of the deputy superintendent within 24 hours. The employees warned that failure to act would force them to launch an indefinite agitation, including a work-break protest. However, they clarified that emergency medical services would remain unaffected during any future agitation to ensure uninterrupted patient care. The authorities, meanwhile, are yet to issue an official response to the allegations.
