Kota Doctors Boycott OPD Services, Stage Strong Protest Outside Hospitals

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Published on : 19 Aug, 24 03:08

Report by K.D. Abbasi*

Kota Doctors Boycott OPD Services, Stage Strong Protest Outside Hospitals

In response to the horrific incident involving a female resident doctor in Kolkata, the All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association, along with various organizations, called for a statewide boycott of OPD services on Saturday. In Kota, all PHCs (Primary Health Centers), CHCs (Community Health Centers), district hospitals, and urban dispensaries participated in the protest. This included facilities like ESI Hospital, MBS, New Medical College, Satellite Hospital, Rampura, JK Lone Hospital, and others, where regular OPD services were suspended, with only emergency services being maintained.

State General Secretary Dr. Durga Shankar Saini reported that around 15,000 doctors across Rajasthan participated in the strike, affecting 813 CHCs, 2,485 PHCs, 49 district hospitals, 71 sub-district hospitals, and 16 satellite hospitals, where OPD services were entirely halted as a strong protest was staged. Dr. Saini also demanded the dismissal of the Mamata Banerjee government over the incident.

Kota District President Dr. Amit Goyal and General Secretary Dr. Rajesh Samar stated that the protest would continue until justice is served for the victim. In Kota alone, over 300 in-service doctors fully boycotted OPD services, only providing emergency care.

During the protest, notable attendees included State General Secretary Dr. Durga Shankar Saini, District President Dr. Amit Kumar Goyal, General Secretary Dr. Rajesh Samar, Dr. Kuldeep Rana, Dr. Rajmal, Dr. Neeru Sisodia, Dr. Karnesh Goyal, Dr. Pradyuman Goyal, Dr. Archana Meena, Dr. Deepali, Dr. Pragyanand Gautam, Dr. Nisha Jain, Dr. Satish, Dr. Naresh Mewara, Dr. Pramod Meena, Dr. Sunita Yogi, Dr. Sanjay Verma, Dr. Surendra Srivastava, Dr. Madan Meena, Dr. Dinesh Meena, Dr. Narendra Nagar, Dr. Anju, Dr. Neha Kirti, Dr. Geeta, Dr. Shraddha, Dr. Govind Meena, Dr. Pradeep Faujdar, Dr. Lalit Sharma, and several other in-service doctors, all of whom participated in the protest.

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