Medical services in Jammu’s Government Medical College Hospital and associated hospitals Saturday were adversely hit as resident doctors went on strike to express solidarity with their agitating West Bengal counterparts.
Beginning 10 am, OPD services at all places remained shutfor one hour.
Though senior doctors resumed work after 11 am, medicalservices at OPDs came to a stop due to the absence of resident doctors.
Except for emergencies, all routine surgeries listed fortoday were postponed.
The resident doctors led by their president Dr Amit Kumarheld a demonstration expressing solidarity with the protesting doctors in WestBengal and demanded security for medicos at all the places.
“We have no issue about work, but we will not tolerateanyone threatening us,” he said, adding the government must ensure safety ofdoctors across the country who, while treating patients, get attacked.
Meanwhile, doctors in the region including those working atinstitutions run by Health Department have also decided to observe strike onMonday in support of doctors in West Bengal. The decision has been takenfollowing a call by Indian Medical Association, he added.