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Bond policy row: MBBS students end hunger strike, IMA extends support
IMA national president Dr Sahajanand Prasad Singh visited PGIMS and met with the protesting students. He asked the 10 medical students sitting on hunger strike for the last two days to end their fast
: The protesting MBBS students of the Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here on Saturday ended their hunger strike following an appeal by the chief of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), who extended the organisation’s support to their protest against the Haryana government’s bond policy.
IMA national president Dr Sahajanand Prasad Singh visited PGIMS and met with the protesting students. He asked the 10 medical students sitting on hunger strike for the last two days to end their fast after the health of two of them deteriorated. They were admitted to the PGIMS emergency ward where their condition was stated to be stable.
Dr Sahajanand said the entire medical fraternity was supporting the MBBS students and assured the protesters that all the doctors will come together if the state government fails to address the students’ issues.
IMA state president Dr Punita Hasija said the IMA will observe relay hunger strikes across all districts in Haryana until the MBBS students’ demands were not met.
The students have been demanding roll back of the contentious bond policy.
An IMA delegation also met PGIMS Director Dr Shamsher Singh Lohchab and asked him to provide 24-hours medical and security assistance to the striking students.
Protesters to suspend emergency services
The protesters have also announced to suspend all emergency services at the PGIMS from Sunday. They also took out a protest march from PGIMS campus to power house in the heart of the Rohtak city and accused the state government of not paying heed to their demands.
