300 doctors on Mass leave after RDA President of DDU Hospital assaulted

New Delhi: After the alleged assault on two resident doctors of Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospital, more than 300 doctors of Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) announced an indefinite strike in protest against the assault done on their colleagues

The incident of assault took place on Monday when a seven-month-old baby who was diagnosed with infection and sepsis was admitted to the pediatric ward. Demanding guaranteed healing of the child, the father of baby allegedly assaulted two doctors of the paediatrics department stating that they delayed in the treatment of his baby.

Speaking with Indian Express, Dr Gursimar Singh, President, Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), DDUH  and the victim of the assault said, "The father of the infant, who was admitted day before, was complaining that no doctor was treating the patient. The father then verbally threatened a female doctor. Later, I went to see the patient. However, the grandmother intervened saying that the doctors should guarantee that child will fully recover. I said we are doing our best. After that, the family hurled verbal abuses and the father physically assaulted me."