The BJP accused Kumar of taking it as a “prestige issue”, instead of trying to find a solution to the issue amicably, through discussion. Doctors holding placard while staging demonstration outside Indian Medical Association during strike by private doctors and private medical establishments against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act amendments in Bengaluru, India, on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The proposed amendment bill intends to make private doctors accountable and recommends stringent action for their negligence, and fix the rates for each class of treatment. The doctors are opposing the proposed amendment bill, saying it is detrimental to the medical profession. He stated that the government has no intention to harass doctors or the private medical institutions.

Source: Hindustan Times November 16, 2017 12:45 UTC