LNJP Resident doctors on strike; Emergency, OPD services hit

New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) Emergency and OPD services in the state-run Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital here were paralysed today following an indefinite strike by over 300 resident doctors and interns in protest against an alleged assault on a medico by relatives of a dead patient.

Many patients were returned despite deployment of senior doctors in OPD and the emergency.

The resident doctors are claiming that the relatives of a casualty patient who died early today had assaulted their colleague alleging negligence during treatment.

The striking doctors are demanding additional security in view of the incident.

The other demands included lodging an FIR against the family and deployment of Police PCR van in the hospital.

Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr V K Ramteke told UNI that most of the demands of the medicos had been accepted but the strike had still not been withdrawn.

''We have lodged the FIR and requested the police to send a PCR van. The striking medicos have gone to meet Special Secretary R S Wahi to discuss the issue...,'' Dr Ramteke said.

About deployment of former personnel for security in the hospital, he said he had informed senior hospital officials and the Delhi Health Ministry about the issue.

''That is part of the administrative reforms and that does not happen overnight,'' he pointed out UNI NR VA KP2003