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posal to appoint coun\u00adcil mem\u00adbers instead of con\u00adduct\u00ading elec\u00adtions. The Heal\u00ading Hands Unity Panel, which is con\u00adtest\u00ading the MMC elec\u00adtions, said the move amounts to dir\u00adect inter\u00adfer\u00adence in the ongo\u00ading elect\u00adoral pro\u00adcess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accord\u00ading to the panel, the decision could influ\u00adence the elec\u00adtion out\u00adcome and under\u00admine demo\u00adcratic prin\u00adciples, affect\u00ading nearly 2.13 lakh registered med\u00adical prac\u00adti\u00adtion\u00aders across the state. The MMC elec\u00adtions are sched\u00aduled for April 26, fol\u00adlow\u00ading a dir\u00adect\u00adive from the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 13, the Maha\u00adrashtra gov\u00adern\u00adment pro\u00adposed amend\u00adments to the MMC Act, 1965, to allow the appoint\u00adment of mem\u00adbers through nom\u00adin\u00ada\u00adtion rather than elec\u00adtion. The move is aimed at over\u00adhaul\u00ading the struc\u00adture of the coun\u00adcil by trans\u00adition\u00ading it into a fully nom\u00adin\u00adated body. At present, the coun\u00adcil com\u00adprises a mix of elec\u00adted and gov\u00adern\u00adment\u00adnom\u00adin\u00adated mem\u00adbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan is also inten\u00added to align the med\u00adical coun\u00adcil with the National Med\u00adical Com\u00admis\u00adsion (NMC). However, the pro\u00adposal has drawn strong oppos\u00adi\u00adtion from sec\u00adtions of the med\u00adical com\u00admunity. Dr Jagtap, con\u00adtest\u00ading under the Heal\u00ading Hands Unity Panel, said, \u201cThe move under\u00admines demo\u00adcratic prin\u00adciples, affect\u00ading around 2.13 lakh registered med\u00adical prac\u00adti\u00adtion\u00aders across the state\u201d. Jagtap added the panel may pur\u00adsue legal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Patil, a gyn\u00adae\u00adco\u00adlo\u00adgist who is also con\u00adtest\u00ading the MMC elec\u00adtion, stated, \u201cElec\u00adtions must be held; only then there is trans\u00adpar\u00adency. A nom\u00adin\u00adated body will take away doc\u00adtors\u2019 voice and leave us with no real author\u00adity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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posal to appoint coun\u00adcil mem\u00adbers instead of con\u00adduct\u00ading elec\u00adtions. 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