Doctors all over the nation are standing in solidarity with their colleagues in West Bengal. (Twitter image/@Kritika76263279)Expressing solidarity with the doctors' agitation after a Muslim mob assaulted junior doctors at NRS Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a four-day nationwide protest from Friday, reports Economic Times.
The apex body of doctors said the protest would continue across the weekend, marked by dharnas, marches by the medical professionals wearing black bands. IMA has called for a strike on 17 June, withdrawing non-essential health services including the OPDs for 24 hours, starting from 6 am on Monday. The emergency and casualty services would remain unaffected.
Taking stock of the barbaric attacks on the doctors at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the IMA has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding enactment of a special law with a nationwide jurisdiction to check violence against doctors and health care workers in hospitals.
IMA, in the letter, asked for a provision of a minimum of seven-year jail term with the reassuring levels on the lines of strong laws like the POCSO Act.
An Appeal...
Dear Reader,
As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. We do not have the muscle and backing of a large media conglomerate nor are we playing for the large advertisement sweep-stake.
Our business model is you and your subscription. And in challenging times like these, we need your support now more than ever.
We deliver over 10 - 15 high quality articles with expert insights and views. From 7AM in the morning to 10PM late night we operate to ensure you, the reader, get to see what is just right.
Becoming a Patron or a subscriber for as little as Rs 1200/year is the best way you can support our efforts.