Patients Suffer As NEET PG Counselling Protest Continues. DG Health Services Asks Doc To Return To Duty

'I once again appeal to you to return to duties & lend your support to Health Minister & MoHFW who are trying their best to solve the sub judice matter,' said Directorate General Of Health Services.

Resident doctors of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital raise slogans during a protest in New Delhi. (Image Source: PTI)

New Delhi: Patients suffer as the protest called by the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) over the delay in counselling of NEET-PG 2021 intensified. On Friday resident doctors of Delhi's government-run hospitals like RML, Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitals decided to boycott all the routine services which was then extended emergency services as well on Monday.

Scenes from hospitals show patients waiting outside and struggling to get any services. The resident doctors demand a written assurance as proof, a resident doctor told ABP news that they were told during an admin meeting on Monday that will receive a written assurance but they haven't received one so far.

At RML hospital a new circular issued by Office Superintendent has warned of disciplinary action against resident doctors appointed on an ad-hoc basis involved in the protests.

“All resident doctors (Junior and Senior residents) appointed on ad-hoc basis are informed that they cannot indulge themselves nor participate in any strike activity. Non-observance of rules attracts disciplinary action as deemed fit including termination,” says the circular according to a report by ANI.

The Directorate General Of Health Services has also appealed to the doctors sitting in protest to return to work after they boycotted all regular services in hospitals.

“I once again appeal to you to return to duties & lend your support to Health Minister & MoHFW who are trying their best to solve the sub judice matter,” said Directorate General Of Health Services according to ANI.

He also added that by returning to work, the doctors will send a strong ‘nationalistic and moralistic’ message.

“Returning to duties will give a very strong message of nationalistic, moralistic & rational approach in these most challenging times for yourself as well as for poor & common men of our beloved country for it's they who suffer from such strike.”

The pan-India protest has been called by the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) over the delay in counselling of NEET-PG 2021.

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