West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s old letter written to former RG Kar medical Hospital and college principal Sandip Ghosh has surfaced. According to India Today, Mamata Banerjee wrote a personalised letter to Sandip Ghosh on his birthday. Dr. Ghosh has been in headlines since the brutal rape and murder of a PGT doctor in RG Kar Medical Hospital and College. He is currently under CBI’s scrutiny.
According to sources, the Chief Minister used to send personalised birthday letters to a select few notable people as a token of goodwill. Dr. Ghosh was among them. This inclusion of Dr. Ghosh’s name in the list indicates his close ties to the ruling Trinamool Congress and the administration.
Reacting To The Letter
BJP spokesperson Priyanka Tibrewal said that Dr. Ghosh enjoyed many privileges and was in the good books of Mamata Banerjee. Continuing further she added, “This is the reason that when a special committee was formed to find out irregularities at RG Kar Hospital after a vigilance report, Dr. Sandip Ghosh was not removed. He was still intact in the college.”
Amid all this, the Court has granted permission for polygraph test on Sandip Ghosh and four others to the CBI. These four doctors reportedly had dinner with the deceased doctor and on the night of the incident.
Meanwhile senior Journalist and Consulting Editor of Network 18, Rahul Shivshankar, raised the question as to why Dr. Sandip Ghosh was a favourite of Mamata Banerjee? He raised this question in a post on X with facts captioned under the heading
‘The Story of 5 Dates And 5 favours’
In his post he mentioned that in the year 2022, Dr. Ghosh, received a personalised birthday letter from Mamata Banerjee. He stated that when the initial accusations of corruption surfaced in June 2023, Ghosh was sent to Murshidabad Medical College. But he returned after fifteen days and was reinstated as principal of RG Kar Medical College.
Then in July 2023, Akhtar Ali, the Deputy superintendent of RG Kar Medical College, had accused Ghosh of grave irregularities. He had made these allegations in a letter to the state vigilance commission. This led to an inquiry however its finding were never made public.
In September 2023, Ghosh and a few trainee doctors were once more accused of corruption charges. On September 11, 2023, Ghosh was moved once more, to Murshidabad Medical College. However, by October 2023, he was back at RG Kar Medical Hospital and College.
Then in August 2024, Ghosh was compelled to resign from his post as the principal of RG Kar Medical College. However, within hours of resigning, he was soon appointed as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.
As part of it probe CBI will do a polygraph test on Dr Sandip Ghosh in connection with the rape and murder of RG Kar's Nirbhaya.
Only Question: Why is Dr Sandip Ghosh such a favourite of the Mamata Government?
The story of 5 dates and 5 favours.
 2022: Dr Ghosh was part of a… pic.twitter.com/8xNP39Ss6b
— Rahul Shivshankar (@RShivshankar) August 24, 2024
Earlier, the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court have raised their eyebrows about Dr. Ghosh’s response and his re appointment as principal. The Calcutta High Court took a firm stand on the transfer of Dr. Ghosh and had sent him on an indefinite leave. Following which, the Bengal government had to revoke the transfer order of Dr. Sandip Ghosh.
The Supreme Court had also criticised the former principal Dr. Sandip Ghosh, for the delay in filing an F.I.R over the incident. Slamming the Bengal Government, the Court asked, “Who was in touch with the principal of RG Kar Medical College? Why did he delay the FIR? What was the purpose?”
Overall,
The controversies surrounding Dr. Ghosh have brought to light unsettling allegations of corruption and mismanagement during his tenure. While some have accused him of serious corruption charges, others have accused the state government of supporting him.
Though an SIT has been formed in response to the allegations made against Dr. Sandip Ghosh. However, many allegations are coming to light with each passing day.
According to India Today, Dr. Ghosh was involved in a number of illicit operations, including the selling of unclaimed bodies, as revealed by Akhtar Ali, the former Deputy Superintendent of RG Kar Medical College.
Mr. Ali had lodged a complaint against Dr. Ghosh in the state vigilance commission. He had accused Dr. Ghosh and others of offenses, including misusing public funds, irregularities in recruiting contractual staff, bribery and evading financial rules etc. Currently, the CBI has gotten permission for the polygraph test and further probe in the matter is on.
