NEET-PG: Resident doctors call off strike

Junior doctors protest Delhi police action against resident doctors, in Bhopal on Wednesday. Pic/ANI

Resident doctors in Delhi, who have been protesting over the delay in NEET PG counselling for two weeks, on Friday called off their strike after receiving assurances from the government that their demands would be looked into, their federation said.

The stir by the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association was called off at noon, FORDA said in a statement. Patient care had been affected at several major hospitals in Delhi in this period as resident doctors have been boycotting services.

The federation on Thursday had sought withdrawal of police cases lodged against some of their colleagues in the fraternity after a face-off between medics and police personnel in the streets on Monday.

On Thursday, a "series of meetings of FORDA representatives was held with multiple Delhi Police officials. It was highlighted by Delhi Police that they have highest regard for doctors," the federation said in its statement. They also assured that police cases filed against resident doctors "will be taken care of as per the legal procedures," FORDA said.

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