Resident docs throughout main authorities hospitals in Delhi are set to go on an indefinite strike beginning at this time, in response to the brutal rape and homicide of a resident physician at RG Kar Medical School & Hospital in Kolkata.
Healthcare staff have initiated an indefinite strike, demanding rapid motion and safety. Docs are calling for a clear investigation, together with strict punishment for these concerned within the tragic incident. Quite a few authorities hospitals, together with Maulana Azad Medical School, RML Hospital, Girl Hardinge Medical School, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, and GTB Hospital, have declared a suspension of outpatient companies (OPDs), operation theatres (OTs), and ward duties starting Monday morning.
Within the horrific incident, the physique of the 31-year-old sufferer was discovered on Thursday evening within the seminar corridor of RG Kar Medical School & Hospital. Kolkata Police have arrested the accused underneath Sections 64 (rape) and 103 (homicide) of the BNS, and he has been remanded in police custody till August 23.
Federation of Resident Docs Affiliation (FORDA) Requires Motion
In response to media stories, Dr. Aviral Mathur, President of the Federation of Resident Docs Affiliation (FORDA), emphasised the essential want for prioritizing the security of docs. “We will not stand by whereas our security is compromised. The current horrific rape and homicide of a fellow physician on hospital premises is the ultimate straw,” Dr. Mathur acknowledged. He introduced that an indefinite strike, in coordination with different physician associations within the nationwide capital, will begin from Monday to demand rapid motion and safety for healthcare staff.
On Saturday, a number of Resident Docs’ Associations organized a candlelight march, calling for a right away and thorough investigation into the incident, together with a requirement for a CBI inquiry.
