Delhi doctors' protest
Delhi junior doctors to continue stir over college allotments despite assurances by Health Minister
New Delhi/IBNS: Junior doctors in Delhi, who are protesting against the delay in college allotments after the NEET postgraduate exam, on Tuesday said they will continue their agitation despite assurances from Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya a day after their face-off with the police.
Pointing to the Covid situation and the challenge of combating the Omicron variant, which has created huge pressure on hospitals and medical professionals, junior doctors have threatened a complete shutdown of medical services.
The protest culminated in an intense face-off with the police on Monday followed by a vigil in the chilly December night.
On Tuesday, the protesting doctors were stopped from marching to the Supreme Court where the matter is pending.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia urged the doctors to call off their strike at a meeting with the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) this evening.
Last week, the Indian Medical Association wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking intervention in the crisis.
"As the NEET-PG exam was not held in January 2021, the aggressive second wave was handled by limited manpower of doctors and resulted in the loss of more than 2,000 noble professional souls in the Covid war... At that time, 1,60,000 doctors were waiting for the examination to be held," the IMA had said in a statement.
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