Indian Medical Association begins 24-hour strike, seeks justice in Kolkata rape and murder case
Healthcare services were hit as doctors across hospitals in the country joined the call for withdrawing non-emergency services.
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The Indian Medical Association began its 24-hour nationwide strike from 6 am on Saturday, with doctors withdrawing non-emergency services to protest the rape and murder of a postgraduate student at a medical college in Kolkata earlier this month.
The 31-year-old student and junior doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The incident led to widespread protests across the country.
On Thursday, the medical association announced the strike, saying that routine out patient departments and elective surgeries would not be conducted. However, it added that all essential services and casualties would be maintained during the strike.
“The withdrawal is across all the sectors wherever modern medicine doctors are providing service,” a statement from the Indian Medical Association said.
On Saturday, healthcare services were struck as doctors across hospitals in the country joined the call for the 24-hour strike. Healthcare workers in Goa, Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Kerala and Delhi, among other states, organised protests demanding justice in the rape and murder case, PTI reported.
In a video message on X, Indian Medical Association chief RV Asokan said that it was with a “great sense of responsibility” that the call for the withdrawal of non-essential services was given.
He said that the medical association demanded a central Act to prevent...
