Bio-med waste: Dentists hold protest during Nadda meet

Panaji: During BJP national president JP Nadda’s interaction with private medical practitioners on Wednesday evening, a group of dentists affiliated to the Indian Dental Association, Goa Chapter, walked out and held a protest at the same premises.
The dentists who submitted a representation to the BJP national president said that they were protesting over the problems they face over the exorbitant hike in charges in disposing of biomedical waste in Goa. They said the state government has not addressed the issue, despite several representations made by the dentists over the months.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant, however, later issued a statement saying that he had assured the dentists of resolving the issue, yet they held the protest. “Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the protest began after the assurance was given,” the chief minister said. TNN