Government doctor suicide: IAS officers Association calls action against Mysuru ZP CEO as "unjust"
Bengaluru: The Karnataka IAS officers association on Tuesday termed the action against Mysuru Zilla Panchyat CEO, following the suicide of a government doctor allegedly due to COVID work pressure, as "unjust" and said the FIR against him has brought down the morale of field officers.
It urged the government to support the hard work being put in by all the officers at the field level.
"The suicide of Taluka Health Officer, Nanjangud is very unfortunate and our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. However, holding senior officers responsible for it is unjust," the IAS officers Association said in a release.
It said, the broad framework and guidelines to control Covid-19 pandemic are given by government and senior officers in districts are only implementing that to the best of their capacity.
"The act of lodging FIR against Chief Executive Officer Zilla Panchayat, Mysore, has brought down the morale of field officers and such acts will deteriorate the administrative efficiency and effectiveness," it said.
Further stating that the state government should support the hardwork being put in by all the officers at the field level, the release said IAS officers on Covid duty have been working non-stop 24/7.
Calling the incident as "very unfortunate", it said no one knows what prompted the doctor to take such a step.
"To blame an officer for doing his duty is not the right approach. The insinuations about one's character and media trial does irreparable damage," the association said, adding, a pragmatic and sensitive approach is warranted.
"We request the state government and others to stand by its officers who are doing their duty to the best of their capacity," it added.
Dr S R Nagendra, the Nanjagud taluk health officer, had committed suicide last week allegedly due to Covid related work pressure.
Nagendra's family and some Doctors have alleged that he killed himself due to alleged harassment from Zilla Panchyat CEO Prashanth Kumar Mishra for not meeting the Covid-19 test targets set in his jurisdiction.
FIR has been registered against Mishra under Section 306 of the IPC (Abetment of suicide) on a complaint from Nagendra's father. The doctors have demanded the suspension and action against the CEO, who has now been transferred.
The government has asked Mysuru regional commissioner to inquire into the incident and submit a report in seven days.It has also announced Rs 50 lakh compensation to Nagendra's family.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
