Resident doctors' body ends strike after assurance from health minister Nadda on safety demands
Hindustan TimesThe Federation of Resident Doctors' Associations called off its nationwide strike on Tuesday after receiving assurances from Union health minister JP Nadda. FORDA president Aviral Mathur told ANI that after meeting with the minister, they were assured that their demands for a safer working environment would be addressed promptly. Strike crippled health services nationwide Resident doctors across India had launched an indefinite strike on Monday to protest the brutal murder of a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, disrupting elective services like OPDs and non-emergency surgeries. The Indian Medical Association also met with health minister Nadda earlier on Tuesday to present key demands, including declaring hospitals as safe zones and introducing a central law against violence in healthcare settings.