The aggrieved parents of students of Kannur Medical College at Anjarakkandy have admitted that the college management took capitation fee from them.
At a press conference here on Saturday, Kannur Medical College Parents’ Association secretary Mohanan Kottoor, executive members Mashook, vice president K. Mohan Kumar, and agitation support committee organiser K.G. Padmanabhan Nair said they would file a petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of the students to implead in the case.
If the students were not able to resume their studies, they would initiate criminal or civil action against the college management to get back their money and certificates.
The parents said they had paid more than the government-fixed fee to the college to gain admission for their wards, but no receipt had been issued to any of them. Mr. Kottoor said he had paid ₹43 lakh to the college for securing admission for his ward. Another parent said she had paid ₹10 lakh as fee and another ₹10 lakh as caution deposit to secure a seat for the child. Other colleges had sought much more, she said.
They alleged that the college management had hoodwinked them by claiming to have recognition of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The managements did not act in a transparent manner and failed to produce the documents related to the admissions to the J.M. James Admission Supervisory Committee, as a result of which the students’ fate was hanging in the balance.
The parents said their wards were meritorious and had qualified the NEET examination. They had also applied online for the MBBS course.
Refuting any prior inkling of irregularities taking place in the college, they said all self-financing medical colleges in the State had collected similar amounts from students. However, in those colleges, the rank of the majority of the students was much lower than that of the top-ranked student who secured admission to the Kannur Medical College.
They asked why the government had failed to take action against the medical college over the years.
