Kolkata rape-murder case: U.P. resident docs continue protests
Hindustan TimesResident doctors in several districts of Uttar Pradesh staged protests and abstained from work at medical institutes that conducted OPD and patient count remained low even at government hospitals on Monday—the eighth day of nationwide protest against alleged rape and murder of a lady doctor in Kolkata. Resident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, staged a protest in front of the director office and kept themselves away from all work related to OPD, elective surgery, ward duty and teaching work. At Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, the resident doctors sat in the OPD area to protest while in Jalaun, the resident doctors tied black bands on hands of one another as a mark of protest. “We will not cease our efforts until adequate measures are implemented to safeguard the lives and well-being of healthcare professionals,” said Dr Hardeep Jogi, president, Resident Doctors’ Association Trust.