“As part of solidarity to the nationwide strike, we staged a demonstration in protest against the barbaric act. We demand assurance of safety and security for doctors through strict laws, especially the CPA and justice for the victim’s family,” said Dr Deepak Ghuge, a member of the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA).Healthcare professionals have long been subjected to assaults in hospitals across the country, and the incident in West Bengal is a tragic reminder of the grave dangers faced by the medical fraternity, said the agitating doctors.AIIMS authorities said emergency services remained unaffected despite protests by the RDA, interns association and students association. AIIMS medical superintendent Dr DK Parida said all planned surgeries were conducted and faculty members including professors and additional professors managed the OPD services.”As we have huge footfall of patients usually on first two days of the week, we had shifted the strike to mid-week after discussing with the associations so that patients coming from far off places are not affected much. Some of the resident doctors also helped us in managing OTs,” Dr Parida said.
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