Doctors' Bodies Differ On Calling Off Strike Over Kolkata Rape-Murder | Read

Hours after stating that the strike which began after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata would continue, a key doctors' body announced on Tuesday night that the agitation has been called off. Many other organisations, including the resident doctors' association of the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, have, however, said that the strike will go on.

The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) said the decision to call off the strike was taken after a meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda and that their demands had been met, including one seeking an assurance that the Central Healthcare Protection Act would be passed to curb attacks on medical personnel.