The Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) has warned all medical practitioners in the State to refrain from any issue pertaining to communal disharmony.
In a circular issued on April 26, KMC registrar Shamrao B. Patil said any violation of medical ethics by medical practitioners would be considered as professional misconduct, and such medical practitioners will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
“It is needless to say that the participation of doctors in issues of communal disharmony clearly amounts to professional misconduct for the reason that a doctor is supposed to treat a patient irrespective of his/her caste/religion,” stated the circular.