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Kolkata doctor rape case: There is outrage across the country over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata. After this incident, indefinite strike has been declared in many hospitals from West Bengal to Delhi.
Resident doctors of several hospitals, including the Centre-run AIIMS, RML Hospital and Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, have started an indefinite strike from Monday (August 12). According to the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FREDA), emergency services will continue as normal during the indefinite strike.
There will be a strike in these hospitals of Delhi
Delhi's Maulana Azad Medical College, Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, VMMC. And Safdarjung Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and other hospitals went on strike.
Which hospitals in UP were on strike?
Four thousand resident doctors were on strike in UP on Monday (12 August). The impact of the doctors' strike was also seen in hospitals in other cities including Lucknow's SGPGI, Lohia Institute and KGMU. This strike is likely to continue.
FORDA general secretary Dr Sarvesh Pandey said, “We have placed our demands before the health secretary, which include immediate removal of the principal of RG Kar Medical College, speedy trial of the case in court and implementation of the central security law.” This also includes the formation of a committee for this purpose.
