Attack on PG doctors triggers protests at Gandhi Hospital

An alleged assault on a Post Graduate doctor by relatives of a patient at Gandhi Hospital on Sunday night has sparked massive protests by junior doctors, threatening to derail normal medical services in the top State-run Tertiary Hospital on Monday.

Trouble started when patient attenders allegedly physically attacked PG doctors at IMC General Ward, third floor, Gandhi Hospital on Sunday night. Following the incident, the PG doctors who were attacked have lodged a complaint with the Chilakalguda police.

The incident triggered backlash,



as Junior doctors under Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) Gandhi Unit, launched flash protests within the hospital campus on Monday.

The attack has evoked criticism from multiple associations representing government doctors and post-graduate medical doctors, including Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) and Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA).

The alleged attack on medicos has led to the renewed demand for immediate enactment of the ‘Telangana Medical Professionals Protection, Safety and Welfare Act’