NEET-PG counselling Resident docs of Delhi protest outside Nirman Bhawan raise slogans
New Delhi Dec 20 PTI Resident doctors of various hospitals in Delhi on Monday protested in front of the Nirman Bhawan here over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling as they intensified their stir to push forth their demandsPatient care was affected for the fourth consecutive day on Monday as resident doctors of the three Centre-run and some of the Delhi government-run hospitals here boycotted all services including emergency as part of the nationwide agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDAEarlier in the day FORDA president Dr Manish said We are going to intensify and escalate our protest todayThe Twitter handle of FORDA shared a video clip in which a large number of doctors are seen protesting outside the premises of Nirman Bhawan which houses the office of Union Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaThe protesting doctors carrying banners and posters held a demonstration and raised slogans seeking redressal of the issuePolice security was stepped in the street opposite Nirman BhawanMembers of RDAs of all major hospitals of Delhi under the banner of FORDA marched and demonstrated in front of Nirman Bhawan as part of the ongoing agitation to expedite NEET-PG counselling 2021 Dr Manish saidSubsequently there was a meeting of FORDA and RDA representatives with the Union health minister at Nirman Bhawan he saidHowever as earlier the minister gave only verbal assurance Since no concrete measure has been taken by the authorities concerned we will continue with the agitation and hold protest in front of Nirman Bhawan tomorrow the FORDA president saidHe said that it was very cold in Delhi and we were not prepared to camp in streets as we didnt have blankets and other stuffThats why we decided to return tomorrow morning with fully prepared to stay put at the place if neededDr Anuj Aggarwal General Secretary of Safdarjung hospital RDA said The minister along with some officials verbally assured us that within one week the EWS report will be submitted in court and the matter will be taken up on an urgent basis However they have not yet got the case mentioned In the evening we were told by the police to vacate the area contending that after 6 pm they have to do security checks as there is a VIP movement on that stretch We will continue our agitation tomorrow again at the same place he saidOn December 9 the resident doctors had said they were suspending the agitation called by the FORDA for a week following the Health Ministrys assurance to expedite court hearing and subsequently fast-tracking of the counselling processHowever on Wednesday FORDA wrote to the Union health minister informing him that it was resuming the stir from December 17 Dr Sunil Duchania the president of RDA at Lady Hardinge Medical College said A group of four doctors met the health minister and through them we were asked to withdraw the strike saying all efforts are being made to expedite the matterHowever such verbal assurances have been made in the past as well and no action was taken We will continue with our protest AIIMS RDA which has been protesting the delay in NEET-PG counselling by working with black ribbons on their arms held a candlelight march in the evening from JLN Auditorium in the campus to gate number oneIndia has started witnessing a rapid rise in cases of the new variant of COVID-19 and it is highly likely to have an exponential increase in coming weeks similar to the UKIt is prudent that our nation remains prepared for another wave of the pandemic which has already started globally It is a huge injustice to leave Indian citizens facing the third wave while 42000 positions of resident doctors remain vacant due to delay in NEET PG 2021 counselling the AIIMS RDA said in a statementUnfortunately no solid step has been taken by the government till date and the protest has got escalated across the nation to the extent of resident doctors being forced to boycott routine and emergency services it saidKeeping the plight of patients in mind and the recent surge in covid-19 cases RDA AIIMS requests the Health Ministry to hasten the process of NEET-PG 2021 counselling in the nations interest the RDS saidResident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge Hospitals and of three hospitals under the Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC including LNJP Hospital had resumed the stir on Friday accusing the government of making a false promiseThey also pointed out the acute shortage of resident doctors across the country as the counselling of the NEET-PG 2021 batch has already been delayed by eight months PTI KND PLB NSD NSD
New Delhi Dec 20 PTI Resident doctors of various hospitals in Delhi on Monday protested in front of the Nirman Bhawan here over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling as they intensified their stir to push forth their demandsPatient care was affected for the fourth consecutive day on Monday as resident doctors of the three Centre-run and some of the Delhi government-run hospitals here boycotted all services including emergency as part of the nationwide agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDAEarlier in the day FORDA president Dr Manish said We are going to intensify and escalate our protest todayThe Twitter handle of FORDA shared a video clip in which a large number of doctors are seen protesting outside the premises of Nirman Bhawan which houses the office of Union Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaThe protesting doctors carrying banners and posters held a demonstration and raised slogans seeking redressal of the issuePolice security was stepped in the street opposite Nirman BhawanMembers of RDAs of all major hospitals of Delhi under the banner of FORDA marched and demonstrated in front of Nirman Bhawan as part of the ongoing agitation to expedite NEET-PG counselling 2021 Dr Manish saidSubsequently there was a meeting of FORDA and RDA representatives with the Union health minister at Nirman Bhawan he saidHowever as earlier the minister gave only verbal assurance Since no concrete measure has been taken by the authorities concerned we will continue with the agitation and hold protest in front of Nirman Bhawan tomorrow the FORDA president saidHe said that it was very cold in Delhi and we were not prepared to camp in streets as we didnt have blankets and other stuffThats why we decided to return tomorrow morning with fully prepared to stay put at the place if neededDr Anuj Aggarwal General Secretary of Safdarjung hospital RDA said The minister along with some officials verbally assured us that within one week the EWS report will be submitted in court and the matter will be taken up on an urgent basis However they have not yet got the case mentioned In the evening we were told by the police to vacate the area contending that after 6 pm they have to do security checks as there is a VIP movement on that stretch We will continue our agitation tomorrow again at the same place he saidOn December 9 the resident doctors had said they were suspending the agitation called by the FORDA for a week following the Health Ministrys assurance to expedite court hearing and subsequently fast-tracking of the counselling processHowever on Wednesday FORDA wrote to the Union health minister informing him that it was resuming the stir from December 17 Dr Sunil Duchania the president of RDA at Lady Hardinge Medical College said A group of four doctors met the health minister and through them we were asked to withdraw the strike saying all efforts are being made to expedite the matterHowever such verbal assurances have been made in the past as well and no action was taken We will continue with our protest AIIMS RDA which has been protesting the delay in NEET-PG counselling by working with black ribbons on their arms held a candlelight march in the evening from JLN Auditorium in the campus to gate number oneIndia has started witnessing a rapid rise in cases of the new variant of COVID-19 and it is highly likely to have an exponential increase in coming weeks similar to the UKIt is prudent that our nation remains prepared for another wave of the pandemic which has already started globally It is a huge injustice to leave Indian citizens facing the third wave while 42000 positions of resident doctors remain vacant due to delay in NEET PG 2021 counselling the AIIMS RDA said in a statementUnfortunately no solid step has been taken by the government till date and the protest has got escalated across the nation to the extent of resident doctors being forced to boycott routine and emergency services it saidKeeping the plight of patients in mind and the recent surge in covid-19 cases RDA AIIMS requests the Health Ministry to hasten the process of NEET-PG 2021 counselling in the nations interest the RDS saidResident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge Hospitals and of three hospitals under the Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC including LNJP Hospital had resumed the stir on Friday accusing the government of making a false promiseThey also pointed out the acute shortage of resident doctors across the country as the counselling of the NEET-PG 2021 batch has already been delayed by eight months PTI KND PLB NSD NSD
