Indian Medical Association (IMA) ne 17th August ko nationwide strike ka announcement kiya hai, jismein saare government, private aur corporate hospitals ki OPDs aur elective surgeries 24 ghante ke liye band rahengi. Yeh protest Kolkata mein ek trainee medical student ke rape aur murder ke khilaf hai, jisse desh bhar mein gusse ki leher chal padi hai.
Kolkata ke RG Kar Medical College mein Wednesday raat ko resident aur junior doctors par mob attack ke baad, IMA ne apne state branches ke saath emergency meeting bulayi. IMA ke President Dr. R.V. Asokan ne bataya ki unhone corporate hospital doctors se bhi appeal ki hai ki voh 24 ghante ke liye OPDs aur elective surgeries se door rahein. Lekin, emergency services par koi asar nahi padega.
IMA, jismein 3.5 lakh se zyada members hain,
ne kaha ki voh hospitals ko ‘safe zones’ declare karne aur healthcare workers ke liye Central Protection Act lane ki demand kar rahe hain.
Incident ke baad, doctors ne apni protest aur tej kar di hai. AIIMS Delhi ke senior resident Dr. Rakesh Bagdi Gurjar ne social media par post karte hue pucha, “Kya yeh hai humari azaadi?” Yeh post India ke 78th Independence Day par hua hai.
FORDA ne bhi candle march ka announcement 16th August ke liye kiya hai. Protest ke dauran kuch resident doctors ne strike khatam karne ka decision liya tha, par ab vapas apni strike pe aa gaye hain. Inke saath Delhi ke kai hospitals, including AIIMS, ne bhi indefinite strike ka announcement kiya hai.
Yeh protest India tak hi simit nahi raha. Times Square, US mein bhi protest ki tasveerein social media par viral ho rahi hain. Kuch states jese Bihar, Rajasthan, aur Haryana mein essential aur non-essential services pura band rahengi.
Ye protest tab tak chalegi jab tak Central Protection Act nahi aata, doctors ne yeh saaf keh diya hai.
