Silchar dentist files FIR against former BJP MLA Angoorlata Deka for "humiliating" fraternity
Dr Pradip Kumar Das, President of the Silchar Branch of Indian Dental Association (IDA), has filed an FIR today against former BJP MLA and State President of BJP Mahila Morcha, Angoorlata Deka at the Silchar Sadar police station today. The FIR states that the former MLA from the Batadroba legislative constituency in a press meet yesterday had allegedly ‘degraded’ and ‘humiliated’ the dental fraternity at large by her remarks.
The FIR states, “With deep regret, I would like to bring to your kind attention the comments made by Ms Angoorlata Deka, former legislator and currently the state President of BJP Mahila Morcha, on Dentists and the Dental fraternity at large.
In a Press meet on 17th September 2021, she mentioned that the dentist while treating female patients use their elbows inappropriately to touch their chest and sexually molest them.
This degrades and humiliates the dental profession.
I request that appropriate action be taken against Ms Angoorlata Deka.”
At the time of reporting this, the former BJP MLA Ms Deka is yet to respond to this backlash coming from the dental fraternity for her alleged remarks yesterday. When Barak Bulletin got in touch with Dr Pradip Kumar Das, he said that Ms Deka’s remarks against dentists is outrageously unacceptable and defames the entire profession. “As the President of the Silchar Branch of Indian Dental Association (IDA) and also as the Central Council Member of the IDA, I on behalf of the entire dental fraternity condemn the unsavoury remarks made by Ms Angoorlata Deka against dentists and the community at large. Miss Deka alleged that dentists while treating patients deliberately use their elbows to inappropriately touch women’s chests and molest them. I ask Ms Deka that if anybody has any proof or evidence of such gross misconduct against any dentist, they should come out with proper evidence so that action could be taken against that particular dentist. But without any solid proof or evidence, such kind of generalised accusation only degrades and defames the entire profession which is unfair”, said Dr Pradip Das.
Further adding, he also said, “Even during the entire pandemic, dentists have given their everything to serving the nation and the people to fight the Corona, with many even giving up their lives during the fight. And such kind of a generalised remark with no substantial testimony to attest to the obnoxious accusation is deeply insulting and humiliating. Our beloved Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been seen being active most of the time, doing work for people and the state, meeting with people of all kinds. I appeal to the Hon’ble Chief Minister to kindly make sure that such non-sensical individuals don’t hold any important public position, which could further harm the people or ignite fuel between people. We as a fraternity are deeply hurt and humiliated by Ms Deka’s denigrating remarks.”
Angoorlata Deka is an actress turned BJP politician who is a former MLA from the Batadroba legislative constituency. In the last assembly elections, she was defeated by the Congress MLA Sibamoni Bora. Following the defeat, allegations of massive financial irregularities started surfacing against her of embezzling a huge sum of money to the tune of Rs. 2 crores from a government fund allotted to her constituency.
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