AIIMS doctors wear helmets while treating patients to show support to strike

Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan on Wednesday warned the doctors of six month's salary cut if they do not resume work.

Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi were seen wearing helmets while treating patients to show their support to resident doctors' strike in Maharashtra on Wednesday.

Over 4,000 resident doctors are on strike in Maharashtra for the third consecutive day in protest against attacks on two doctors last week.

Delhi: In wake of attacks on resident doctors in Maharashtra, resident doctors at AIIMS wear helmets as a precautionary measure. pic.twitter.com/401IZTmbkp

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General secretary of Resident Doctors' Association of AIIMS, Dr Harjit Singh, told ANI that they support the strike of doctors in Maharashtra and urged people to have faith in their profession.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan on Wednesday warned the doctors of six month's salary cut if they do not resume work.

The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the management of government hospitals to take disciplinary action against the striking doctors.

The court said contempt action should be taken against the striking doctors.

A public interest writ petition was filed on Monday in the Bombay high court against the doctors' agitation by a social activist.

There have been at least five attacks on resident doctors in one week, including two in the past 72 hours, said Indian Medical Association (Youth) state President Sagar Mundada.

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