Junior doctors in Ahmedabad who have been on strike over unresolved issues will continue their strike after a meeting between representatives of the Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJ Medical College (BJMC), which is affiliated with the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital (ACH), and state Health Minister Nimisha Suthar failed through.
“The state has not given any assurance in writing that our demands will be considered favourably and until they do the same, we will continue with the strike,” according to a JDA representative.
The junior doctors have been on strike since June 15 over long-pending demands, including equating their bond period with senior residency duration owing to their service in Covid-19 wards for nearly 17 months.
The junior doctors have been boycotting duties in OPDs, emergency wards and Covid wards, as well as routine surgeries.
However, the government stated that Suthar “listened to various questions and representations” of the JDA representatives and “reque-sted everyone to join” their duties, while assuring a “speedy and proper” resolution of the issues.