New Delhi: In the light of the recent assault on doctors in Kolkata, doctors across the nation have joined nationwide protest on Friday to demand protection for doctors.
The Indian Medical Association has now called for a nationwide strike protesting the attack on a doctor in Kolkata. The proposed strike is to happen on Monday, June 17.
Thousands of patients in the national capital were hit after doctors at AIIMS Delhi halted service. Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) also joined the protest in support of their counterparts in Kolkata.
Members of the Indian Medical Association, Trivandrum, also held protests over violence against doctors in West Bengal. Doctors from various medical institutions in Telangana joined the nationwide protest demanding justice and protection to them in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in Kolkata.
Condemning the violence against doctors in Kolkata, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urged patients and their attendants to exercise restraint. Harsh Vardhan said he would take up the matter of doctors’ security with all chief ministers and asked doctors to ensure that essential services to people are not disrupted.
Dr Harsh Vardhan appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister to not make this an issue of prestige. “Mamata Banerjee gave doctors an ultimatum, as a result they got angry and went on strike. Today, I will write to Mamata Banerjeeji and will also try to speak to her on this issue,” said the Health minister.
Junior doctors in Kolkata have been on strike after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured over an issue of alleged negligence at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday.
