Punjab Medical Council (PMC) chief GS Grewal has accused minister for medical education and research Anil Joshi of protecting corrupt doctors. In a letter to Joshi, Grewal said the minister had virtually given a clean chit to ghost teachers in various medical colleges by stalling inquiry against them. He also resented the minister’s alleged interference in the functioning of the council. “I am shocked over your good self issuing ex-party orders without giving me a chance to be heard where as you gave a hearing to those who are accused of serious unethical practices,” Grewal said in his letter, while maintaining that the minister or the government can only intervene after the PMC has taken any action. “It cannot prevent the process being conducted by the statutory body like the PMC,” said Grewal.