Members of the AIIMS Resident Doctors Association (RDA), who resumed work on Saturday, said that if the demands of the West Bengal doctors are not met within 48 hours, they would be forced to resort to an indefinite strike. “We condemn the hostile and unapologetic attitude of the government of West Bengal. We hope that our colleagues across the nation will join us in this hour of need,” the AIIMS RDA said in a statement. The 48-hour ultimatum by AIIMS doctors comes days after Mamata Banerjee gave a four-hour ultimatum to the striking doctors in her state to withdraw their strike or vacate hostels. The IMA has also decided to continue their protest on Saturday and Sunday condemning the continued suffering of the resident doctors and repeated occurrence of harassments, it said.

Source: Hindustan Times June 15, 2019 06:41 UTC