Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Delhi's major hospitals continue strike

Resident doctors at major hospitals here, including the AIIMS and Safdarjung, remained on strike on Wednesday over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, disrupting elective services for the third consecutive day. Frustrated by the lack of consultation with the Resident Doctors' Associations (RDAs) of several hospitals, members expressed their disappointment and accused the Federation of Resident Doctors' Associations (FORDA), which called off its strike, of backstabbing the fraternity. Following a meeting with Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday night, FORDA decided to end the strike. Doctors at the GTB Hospital, who were part of the delegation, initially called off their indefinite strike on Wednesday morning but later resumed it in support of the RDAs. The RDAs of major hospitals including AIIMS, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia, Indira Gandhi Hospital, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College continued the strike f