The Resident Doctors in Maharashtra have resumed their duties, and called off their five - day strike.
This move was taken, after the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Fadnavis, gave an ultimatum to the striking resident doctors, to resume their duties or face legal consequences.
Earlier, in the state legislative Assembly, Devendra Fadnavis condemned the attacks on doctors, and personally appealed to them to resume work.
“As the head of state, I am willing to plead the doctors with folded hands to get them back to work. But this will be the last time. After this, strict action will be taken. We cannot show any mercy, nor forgive doctors who are leaving patients to die.” said Mr. Fadnavis.
“If the doctors are continuing strike, leaving patients to die, it shows a high degree of insensitivity.”
“It shows they forgot the pledge they take when joining the noble profession,” Fadnavis added.
Along with 40,000 medical practitioners associated with the IMA, more than 4,500 resident doctors had gone on a mass leave for the last five days.
The reason for the strike was due to the series of assault, which took place on resident doctors, in various parts of the state.
Secretary of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr Parthiv Sanghvi, said all the 40,000 doctors have reported back to work immediately.
A fruitful decision took place, between IMA and the Maharashtra Government, said Mr. Sanghvi.
The CM has promised to fulfill our demands of providing additional security, added Sanghvi.
The High Court said the authorities to permit only two relatives per patient in the hospital.
The government should deploy security at various hospitals as assured, added the High Court.
Dr.Amit, from the Nair Hospital informed that they had called-off their mass bunk and would resume their duties with immediate effect.
“The Government has given us assurance verbally, but we wanted an assurance in writing which we have got today.”
The government has said that it will fulfill our demands such as security, two-pass system, alarm system within 15 days, said Mr. Nair.
According to a doctor’s statement, there was no ground-level implementation, till now.
They were only being given assurances, but now the Medical Education Minister, Mr. Girish Mahajan, has set police personnel in every college.
There will be temporary force, till April 5, that will then be replaced by the Special Armed Forces of the Maharashtra State Security Corporation, said one of the doctors.
By Supraja
