GUWAHATI: Doctors at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) took out a rally on Tuesday to protest against the death of doctor Deben Dutta.
Dr Dutta was beaten to death by a tea garden worker's family and others, allegedly after the worker died during treatment at a hospital in Teok Tea Garden. Assam police has arrested 21 people since then.
Following this, the Assam State Branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) called for a state-wide withdrawal of medical facilities in the state from 6 AM of September 3 to 6 AM of September 4.
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Members of the Medical College Teachers' Association and Junior Doctors' Association took part in the rally and participated in the 24-hour long strike by IMA.
General Secretary of the Junior Doctors’ Association at GMCH, Dr Dipanjan Goswami, informed G Plus that the GMCH doctors observed the strike by boycotting services.
“Today the OPD (out patient department) and major OTs are closed and only the emergency services are operational,” said Goswami.
It is to be mentioned that doctors in Assam have been demanding for safety of doctors in Assam and want proper implementation of Assam Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Protection of Violence and Damage to Property) Act in the state.
