Doctors hold black-badge protest in Jalandhar
In the morning, doctors gathered at the IMA house and held a meeting until 10.30 am and discussed various demands. On Thursday, they sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding stopping of violence against doctors. The doctors said there was a need to develop a mechanism to protect doctors from becoming the targets of unwarranted ire and violence. IMA national vice-president Dr Navjot Dahiya, district president Dr Amarjit Singh, secretary Dr Naresh Bathla, Dr SPS Grover, Dr Puneet Pal Singh Grover, Dr Rakesh Vig ex-president Punjab, Dr Alok Lalwani, Dr Sushma Chawla, Dr Jasmine Dahiya, Dr Jay Pee Singh, Dr Gagandeep, Dr Vikas Sood, Dr KS Makkar, Dr Deepali Chawla, Dr VP Sharma, Dr Manish Aggarwal and Dr RS Bal were present at the meeting.
Dr SPS Grover said, “No OPD was suspended at any of the hospitals on Friday and doctors only wore black badges as a mark of protest. However, we demand that violence against doctors be stopped and we have sought intervention of the PM on the issue.”
Phagwara: Doctors belonging to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) led by IMA former state president Dr SPS Sooch on Friday wore black badges and submitted a memorandum to SDM Phagwara Shayari Malohtra on Thursday.
Doctors appealed to the Prime Minister to take steps to stall violence against doctors, demanded universal vaccine for those above 18 and demanded setting up of a separate research cell to study mucormycosis fungal disease in detail.
Doctors Sooch, Anoop, Jasjit Virk, Vijay Sharma, Supreet Virk, Chiman Arora and Rajiv Gupta while talking to media demanded that hospitals should be declare as protected areas. They also demanded promulgation of the Health Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2019. — OC
