Non-emergency services will not function at AIIMS Delhi tomorrow as faculty members go on strike
Aug 16, 2024
New Delhi [India], August 16 : No routine hospital services at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi will function tomorrow as members of the Faculty Association have gone on strike to protest against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
"An urgent General Body Meeting was held today with the faculties, and it was unanimously decided that apart from emergency medical services including casualty, emergency OT, ICU and wards, no routine hospital services (OPD/OT/Laboratory) will function tomorrow, in solidarity with our medical fraternity," said a letter of Faculty Association of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (FAIMS) to the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi.
The resident doctors of AIIMS, New Delhi are on strike, demanding the urgent implementation of a "Central Protection Act" to ensure a safe environment for practising doctors.
"We have also ensured that patients scheduled for OPD services tomorrow have been informed, and their appointments have been rescheduled to minimize inconvenience.
"We will make certain that emergency services continue to function smoothly so that patients requiring urgent and life-saving care are not left unattended," the letter said.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal urged people not to believe in "rumours" and "narratives" created by some people in the rape and murder of the doctor.
The official said, "A three-member team conducted the postmortem and it is on video. The CBI has access to the postmortem video. There is no doubt as far as transparency is concerned."
The Police Commissioner denied rumours that stated that the police had informed the victim's family that she had committed suicide and that 150 grams of semen were found in the body of the deceased, adding that officials are cooperating with the CBI and that the people should have faith in the agency and police for further investigation.
Meanwhile, as many as 25 people have been arrested in connection with the vandalism by an unidentified mob at the RG Kar Hospital campus on August 14, causing damage to the protest site, vehicles, and public property. On Wednesday night, a mob entered the RG Kar Hospital campus, causing damage to the protest site, vehicles, and public property. Security officials were forced to intervene to disperse the crowd.
