14th June: Delhi doctors go on strike against repeated assault on medical professionals

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Agitated with the said incident, the doctors from across the country  are coming forward to protest against the matter.

Dr Arvind Chopra, State Secretary, Delhi Medical Association (DMA) informed the Medical Dialogues, “ This is not the first incident where the law and order have failed to provide protection to the profession while the profession is working wholeheartedly to save lives. Few gunda elements are attacking medical professionals across the country and spoiling the sacred doctor-patient relationship.”

Dr Chopra said that to highlight the anguish and to urge the authorities to take immediate action against attackers to take immediate action against the culprit to restore their faith.

Doctors of Delhi have decided to go on a one day strike whereby will not see patients. All the OPDs will be closed on 14^th June. Doctors from the government sector, the private sector, and the corporate sector will be participating in the protest.

Dr Chopra also informed that the nationwide stair is being planned and soon a Mahapanchayat shall be held in Delhi which will be hosted by the DMA to show the solidarity and instill the feeling of security in the minds of medical professionals so that they can practice with peace, commitment, and faith.

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Meanwhile, resident doctors associated with the government hospitals in the capital are also going to observe a cease work on June 14