Lucknow: Four thousand doctors from UP medical institutions (UP News) protested against the brutality against the junior doctor at RG Medical College, Kolkata. On the request of the All India Federation of Resident Doctors Association, the junior doctors of KGMU Lucknow demonstrated in front of the administrative building. Due to the doctors’ strike, the OPD and other services except emergency and trauma services were disrupted for some time. Work boycott has also been reported in many other institutions. Due to this, patients had to face problems. After the demonstration, work began in almost all the institutions.
Demand for CBI inquiry into the incident
UP Resident Doctors Association officials have demanded a CBI probe into the gruesome incident that occurred with a West Bengal-based woman doctor and strengthening of security measures in all medical institutions across the country. Apart from this, the government has been demanded to immediately intervene and address the security concerns of doctors across the country by implementing the Central Medical Security Act.
The demonstration took place at the Faculty of Medicine.
In UP, junior doctors from Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun Medical College, Kalyan Singh Super Specialty Cancer Institute Lucknow, RIMS Saifai, Jhansi Medical College, Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Gorakhpur stopped work and took out a procession. All the junior doctors are demanding a CBI probe into the incident in West Bengal and increased security measures.
Read also: Mamta government took a major step amidst the protest of young doctors
Read also: The police are busy solving the mystery of rape and murder.
Disclaimer:
The information contained in this post is for general information purposes only. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the post for any purpose.
We respect the intellectual property rights of content creators. If you are the owner of any material featured on our website and have concerns about its use, please contact us. We are committed to addressing any copyright issues promptly and will remove any material within 2 days of receiving a request from the rightful owner.