Patna: The Bihar government has dismissed 80 doctors who remained absent from duty without official permission for the last 5 years. Deputy CM cum Health Minister Tejashwi Yadav has informed that in the state cabinet meeting held on Friday, it was decided to dismiss more than 80 doctors from their services.

Tejashwi Yadav said, 'The state cabinet has dismissed more than 80 doctors who have been unauthorisedly absent continuously for more than 5 years in various institutions of the health department. Our action is going on against more than 100 such doctors. Negligence in duty will not be tolerated. Doctors are like God and should not be absent from duty. This health department was with the BJP for more than 5 years. The doctors who have been dismissed from service are in civil hospitals, referral hospitals, primary health centers, and additional primary health centers in Nawada, Arwal, Jehanabad, Saharsa, Supaul, Siwan, Khagaria, Sheikhpura, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Lakhisarai and Madhubani.'
 
A few days back, the police lathi-charged the farmers protesting in Buxar, Bihar. Then Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav was asked about this incident, then he said that it is a technical matter. Let's show it. He said, 'Let's see what is the matter. Technical mater. I am not aware of the matter. Let's show it now.' Apart from this, while discussing the caste census, Tejashwi said that it is not a caste census but a caste-based survey. It will give data about the financial status of the people. If it is wrong then every kind of counting is wrong whether it is about Hindu, Muslim, SC, ST, or about animals. It has been passed unanimously in the assembly by all the parties including BJP.

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