Bhubaneswar/Delhi, Aug. 2 -- The countrywide agitation by doctors against National Medical Commission Bill, which was passed yesterday in the Upper House of the Parliament, is slowly gaining momentum with doctors and medical students in Odisha threatening to join the stir soon.
The Rajya Sabha passed the NMC Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued MCI with a new body, in what was described by the government as one of the biggest reforms for medical education in the country.
Even though the bill awaits President's assent, medical students have expressed their resentment over the bill due to several reasons and are staging protest against various provisions of the bill.
The NMC Bill seeks a common final-year MBBS exam, to be called Natio...