Medicos' stir continues in MP

Bhopal, May 30: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court's appeal to the doctors to resume duty, junior doctors in Bhopal and elsewhere in Madhya Pradesh today continued their agitation against OBC reservation, paralysing work in all hospitals attached to medical colleges.

''We are in contact with the agitating doctors in New Delhi and the new course of action will be taken later.

At Bhopal's Hamidia hospital, relay hunger strike by junior doctors continued. A medical bandh and a maharally are proposed tomorrow, Mr Rawat said, adding that it was also proposed to organise 'Bhopal bandh' on June 3.

Hamidia hospital Superintendent Dr Sharad Tiwari said fresh directives had been sought from the state government in view of the developments on the reservation issue.

Junior doctors in Indore, Gwalior, Rewa and Jabalpur continued their protest, Mr Rawat added.

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