Delhi doctors threaten to stop emergency services if demands for professional protection aren't met
Central Protection Act. Their demonstrations took place at various locations, culminating in a massive protest at the office of the Union Health Minister, at Nirman Bhawan.
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Out-patient services were disrupted in most of the city's hospitals on Friday, with doctors threatening to escalate their protests by shutting down emergency services if their demands were not met.
Doctors from multiple hospitals in the city participated in the protest, with the Delhi Police barricading the Safdarjung flyover to prevent the protesters from reaching Nirman Bhawan.
Dr. Suvrankar Datta, vice-president of the Resident Doctors' Association, AIIMS, shared a video on X, explaning, «We planned a peaceful protest with all Delhi medical colleges outside Nirman Bhawan. We wanted to submit a memorandum to the health minister. But we are not being allowed to reach there even in our vehicle or cabs.»
Eventually, the protesters did manage to reach the Minister's office, where they lobbied for their demands to be met.
Later, on Friday evening, the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) organized a separate candle march from Safdarjung Hospital, with the aim to march to India Gate but were stopped by police on the Safdarjung flyover.
“We are shutting down the entirety of Delhi tomorrow,” warned Dr Ashwini Dalmia, immediate past president of Delhi Medical Association, who supported the FORDA agitation. “Doctors from govt and private hospitals, including those from Gangaram,
