The protesting docs have been demanding justice for the Kolkata rape and homicide sufferer
New Delhi:
The Resident Docs Affiliation (RDA) on the AIIMS Delhi will right now present elective OPD companies exterior the Nirman Bhawan, which homes the Union well being ministry amid protests over the rape and homicide of a trainee physician in Kolkata on August 9.
Right here Are High Factors On Docs’ Strike:
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The resident docs of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi mentioned that their strike would proceed. The AIIMS RDA additionally mentioned it should present free elective OPD companies of round 36 specialties to sufferers exterior Nirman Bhawan from 11 am.
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They’ve been on an indefinite strike since August 12, suspending all elective and non-essential companies together with OPDs and wards to protest the rape-murder of a trainee physician on the RG Kar Medical School and Hospital in Kolkata.Â
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The protesting docs have been demanding justice for the sufferer and a safety act for medical personnel.
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The AIIMS RDA additionally wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi searching for his intervention for the enactment of a central regulation by way of an ordinance to guard healthcare employees and establishments throughout the nation.
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In addition they drew PM Modi’s consideration to the following vandalism on the state-run Kolkata hospital and the “worrying rise in violence in opposition to docs, healthcare employees, and medical establishments” throughout the nation.
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A gaggle of Padma Awardee docs has urgently appealed to President Droupaid Murmu for fast intervention following the Kolkata incident. The docs highlighted the rise in violence in opposition to healthcare professionals, notably in opposition to girls.
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The Union well being ministry had final week assured the protesting docs of all potential efforts to make sure their security. The Ministry on August 17 mentioned it should kind a committee to counsel measures for guaranteeing the security of healthcare professionals.
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The Supreme Court docket, in the meantime, has taken up the rape-murder case and a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the matter on Tuesday.
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The case is already being heard by the Calcutta Excessive Court docket, which has ordered that the probe be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI, overriding Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s August 18 ultimatum to the state police.
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The physique of the postgraduate trainee physician was discovered within the seminar corridor of the state-run hospital in Kolkata on August 9, triggering nationwide protests. A civic volunteer has been arrested in reference to the crime the subsequent day.
