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Jr docs? strike declared illegal
The junior doctors of the Swarup Rani Nehru Hospital went on an indefinite strike on Monday even as the principal of Moti Lal Nehru Medical College declared the strike as illegal. The junior doctors are demanding withdrawal of FIR filed by a patient's attendant against the JDA members including president Neeraj Srivastava and suspension of the SRN Hospital police outpost incharge.
PAC deployed on SRNH campus, seniors manage show
The junior doctors of the Swarup Rani Nehru Hospital went on an indefinite strike on Monday even as the principal of Moti Lal Nehru Medical College declared the strike as illegal.
The junior doctors are demanding withdrawal of FIR filed by a patient's attendant against the JDA members including president Neeraj Srivastava and suspension of the SRN Hospital police outpost incharge.
Declaring the strike as illegal MLN Medical College principal Dr PC Saxena said: "It is clear contempt of the High Court's order, which has banned the medicos strike. He said that the order's copy has been sent to the DM and SSP for further action.
"If there is no work, no pay will be given to the junior doctors. They should learn to behave in a balanced manner while dealing with the patients. I cannot also help in withdrawing FIR lodged against the junior doctors," said Dr Saxena
As a result of strike a few surgeries were also postponed. Agitated over the FIR lodged against members of JDA, the junior doctors had struck OPD and emergency services at the SRN Hospital, since Sunday evening.
The surgery, ENT and ortho residents forcibly closed OPD counters in the morning and stopped admission of serious patients.
However later, OPD slips were issued in the presence of police and PAC personnel.
The PAC remained deployed on the hospital campus through out the day.
The senior teachers and consultants managed patients with the help of residents of medicine department.
The senior residents and PMS doctors took round of wards. But still, patients faced a lot of inconvenience due to junior doctors' strike. The patients had to wait for hours to get medicines and other pathology tests done at the hospital.
The wards wore deserted looks, with only paramedical staff and nurses present to help the patients.
Most of the junior doctors switched off their mobile phones and the others refused to talk to the mediapersons.
