Chandigarh PGIMER doctors continue to stage protest condemning Kolkata doctor rape-murder case
Aug 16, 2024
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 16 : Amid the nationwide protests condemning the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, the medical professionals at Chandigarh PGIMER have been continuing the protest on Friday. The doctors have stated that the protest will continue till justice is delivered.
Patients who have been coming to the Chandigarh PGIMER stated that they have been facing a lot of trouble because of the ongoing protest for five days and urged the government to fulfil the demands of the doctors.
"We are facing a lot of problems due to the absence of OPD. We have come from a long distance," said Nitin, a patient.
"If OPD is closed, then, we should have informed first. Now we have come. Our checkup was done on the old card but the card for meeting the new doctor is not being made, so we will have to come again," said another patient Pushpa.
"We have been roaming around here since last night but no one is listening to us nor the doctors are attending to us. The government must listen to the doctors so that the strike gets over," said Gurpreet, a patient.
Meanwhile, the doctors have stated that the safety of the doctors is extremely crucial and demand a Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) investigation into the matter.
"This is the fifth consecutive day of our protest. We doctors want justice and demand a CBI probe. We are also requesting the government to pass a law for us and bring a new safety law," said Dr Praneet Reddy.
"If a doctor is not safe even at his place, then where will he be safe?" Dr Prerna pointed out.
Meanwhile, the Resident Doctors Association, Government Medical College in Amritsar, Punjab has announced the suspension of all non-essential and elective hospital services, including Out Patient Departments, Operating Theaters and wards, beginning on August 16 and continuing until further notice.
