Jhansi med college docs protest over detention of colleague

Jhansi: Following the recent spat between the junior resident doctors andadvocates in Prayagraj and arrest of junior resident fromhis hometown in Rampur, the resident doctors of Maharani Laxmi Bai MedicalCollege staged a protest outside the emergency department on Wednesday.The strike was a part of the statewide strikecalled by the resident doctor’s association (RDA). The strike which startedat 8.00 am was called off by 2.30 pm after assurance of properinvestigation. The protestingdoctors claimed that more than 36 hours had passed since detention of second-year surgery resident, but neither had he been released nor had any information regarding hiswhereabouts been made available to them.The protest is linked to a recent incident involving an alleged altercationwith lawyers in Prayagraj. The resident doctors alleged that police actionwas taken solely on the basis of one party's complaint. Members of the RDA gathered outside the emergency ward and raised slogansdemanding transparency in the matter and the immediate release of theircolleague. Principal Medical College Dr Sudhir Kumar said that despite the strike themedical students have ensured that the emergency section and intensive careunit (ICU) is not affected and services are being continued.