Resident doctors on strike due to delay in NEET PG counselling

Ground Report | New Delhi: Resident doctors on strike; Health services and hospital operations have been affected across India as a large portion of resident physicians abstain from work to protest the continued delay in NEET-PG counseling.

Patient care continued to be affected in three facilities run by the Center (Safdarjung, RML, and Lady Hardinge Hospitals) and some of the Delhi government-run hospitals.

Protests that dragged on for months took a nasty turn in Delhi on Monday, where police allegedly beat up a group of doctors. (Resident doctors on strike)

The AIIMS resident physician association has decided to withdraw from all non-emergency work starting Tuesday if the government fails to take action against the violence that physicians face during their protest against delays in NEET-PG counseling.

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At Safdarjung Hospital, chaos ensued when OPD counters were closed as doctors protested the action taken by Delhi police on Monday night. The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) also called on its resident medical association to withdraw from all work, including emergency services.

The protest by a large number of Delhi-based doctors over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counseling took a dramatic turn as doctors and police personnel clashed on the streets, with both sides claiming that several people were injured. in the ensuing melee.

However, the police denied the allegations of lay abuse or use of abusive language on their part and said 12 protesters were later detained and released.

Police said seven police officers were injured in the march near ITO and consequently registered an FIR under section 188 and other sections for causing obstruction of police personnel duty and damaging public property.

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In a later official statement, Additional (Central) Police Deputy Commissioner Rohit Meena said that on Monday, a group of resident doctors "without any authorized permission" blocked the BSZ Marg, the main road between ITO and the Delhi Gate. , and jammed traffic for more than six hours. "

"They deliberately created a nuisance on the main highway and blocked both roads, causing difficulties and harassment to travelers and the general public," he said in the statement.

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