Doctors Strike in Capital Over Kolkata Incident Enters Seventh Day

The doctors' strike in the national capital over the rape and murder of a medic at a state-run hospital in Kolkata has entered its seventh day. Non-emergency services remain paralysed. Doctors are demanding a central law to check violence against healthcare personnel. Protests have expanded to the streets, with resident doctors in Delhi organising candlelight marches and forming human chains.

The doctors' strike in the national capital over the rape and murder of a medic at a state-run hospital in Kolkata entered its seventh day on Sunday, with non-emergency services, including OPD, remaining paralysed.

Protests began on Monday evening, initially confined to medical college campuses. By Friday, doctors had taken to the streets, protesting the incident at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month. In Delhi, resident doctors, guided by an action plan, held a candlelight march from outside Gate 1 of Rajiv Chowk Metro Station at Connaught Place.

Protesters, demanding a central law to check violence against on-duty health personnel and justice for the victim, formed a human chain in Connaught Place Inner Circle, interacting with the public to raise awareness. Resident doctors have vowed to continue their strike, with a meeting planned for Monday morning to discuss further actions, including a march to Nirman Bhawan. Despite assurances from the Union health ministry to form a panel for suggesting safety measures, the doctors remain firm on their indefinite strike until their demands are met.

(With inputs from agencies.)