New Delhi: In Delhi, where doctors are protesting, there is a growing shortage of doctors as the number of corona patients is increasing day by day.
Earlier, police in riot gear stormed a rally in Delhi on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.
Why the struggle? The NEED exam for postgraduate medical studies was scheduled to take place in 2020, but was postponed due to corona and was held in September this year. As per the results of this examination, counseling has not been conducted yet and seats have not been allotted. Various petitions are pending in the Supreme Court against the allocation of the All India quota to the economically weaker sections. This is why NEED counseling is delayed. But practicing doctors in Delhi continue to protest, demanding immediate action.
Minister’s request: Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Manzuk Mandvi, who met with doctors’ representatives yesterday (Tuesday), said the matter was pending in the Supreme Court. The case is coming up for hearing on January 6. Before that, the federal government will submit its report. I therefore hope that the consultation will begin soon. He urged the doctors to drop the protest in view of the corona situation in Delhi.
Continuing struggle: Medical service affected: Doctors’ strike reaches 13th day. Their struggle was recently supported by various medical associations. This has created an environment where the medical service in the capital is facing a severe crisis today and tomorrow.
There has already been damage as Delhi AIIMS Hospital resident doctors have been involved in the struggle. Doctors from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Softerjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College are also involved in the protest. There were no doctors in the outpatient department at Govind Pallav Bandh Hospital till yesterday afternoon. Doctors from Maulana Azad Medical College and Baba Sahib Ambedkar Medical College have also expressed support for the protest.
Earlier in a letter to the Union Health Minister, resident doctors of Delhi Aims Hospital had said that they would stop non-emergency treatment if the problem was not resolved soon. In this case, the minister negotiated and they abandoned the decision.
However, as various medical associations have expressed support for today’s struggle, an environment has developed in which medical services across Delhi will be severely affected today and tomorrow.
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