On Monday the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) launched a nationwide strike as they gathered outside many hospitals across the country, demanding justice for the trainee-doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
The doctors gathered outside the Lok Nayak Hospital, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi and several hospitals across the country and hurled slogans, demanding justice for the victim.
The FORDA General Secretary, Sarvesh Pandey informed that around 3 lakh doctors across the county have joined the protest and demanded that others would join as well. He further informed that they will continue their strike indefinitely till their demands are fulfilled.
“We will continue our strike until we get a written assurance that our demands will be fulfilled” Dr Sarvesh Pandey, said. The doctors are demanding a CBI inquiry of the case, a fast-track court and the formation of a committee for the implementation of the Central Protection Act in all hospitals.
FORDA India president Dr Aviral Mathur said, “Everyone should condemn this incident. Yesterday, we issued a notice under FORDA for a nationwide strike where we demanded a few things…We will call off the strike when our demands are addressed as we don’t want the patients to suffer. The emergency services are going on for the convenience of patients. Our organisation is constantly in touch with the ministry. We have full faith that our demands will be fulfilled.”
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