Andhra doctors deplore National Task Force report, demand protection

VIJAYAWADA: Medical practitioners across the State and the rest of the country have expressed dissatisfaction with the National Task Force appointed by the Supreme Court, which concluded that a Central Protection Act for doctors is unnecessary. The Supreme Court constituted the NTF following the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident to evaluate the need for stringent security measures for doctors. The NTF has ignored the ground realities and rejected our demand for a Central Protection Act, relying on poorly implemented State laws,” he said. Dr Garlapati Nanda Kishore, president-elect of IMA Andhra Pradesh, emphasised the importance of a nationwide law, citing recent incidents of violence against doctors.