Maharashtra Resident doctors calls off their strike

Resident doctors in Maharashtra have called off their strike. The move comes after Indian Medical Association (IMA) yesterday withdrew its support to the striking resident doctors. In a statement, IMA's Maharashtra chapter said, their members will resume duty now as their demands have been satisfactorily responded to by the state government. The IMA said, all the allied medical organisations of pathologists, radiologists etc have also called off their strike, which was organised to support the resident doctors.

Also yesterday, the IMA representatives met Chief Minister



Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai, where Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan was also present. Mr Fadnavis told them that the security has already been provided in 16 hospitals since Thursday.

Earlier, the Bombay High Court came down heavily on the agitating doctors for taking undue advantage of its sympathy. It had asked them to resume work by this morning or face action. The resident doctors were on a strike since Monday, demanding enhanced security in the wake of a string of attacks on doctors by patients' relatives at government hospitals across the state.