Dr. Jawahar Singh, Vice President of the Resident Medical Association (RDA), AIIMS informed HuffPost India that if the demands of the West Bengal doctors were not met within 48 hours, they would be forced to resort to an indefinite strike. The government on Friday issued a four hours ultimatum to the doctors to either resume duties or else vacate the hostel but the young practitioners refused to quit. Meanwhile, Calcutta High Court gives 7 days to WB govt to respond while hearing a PIL on doctors strike in the state. The AIIMS doctors’ 48-hour ultimatum came a day after Mamata Banerjee gave them a four-hour ultimatum to withdraw their strike. Facing demonstrations from striking doctors, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday gave them a four-hour ultimatum to either withdraw their strike or vacate the hostels.

Source: Huffington Post June 15, 2019 05:26 UTC