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Maharashtra: Security tightened across hospitals after doctors' strike
April 06, 2017
As per the Maharashtra High Court undertaking, the State Government has
tightened the security across government hospitals post the doctors'
strike.
The Bombay High Court on March 23 ordered protesting
doctors in the state to call off their strike and resume duties and give
the government some time to provide proper security.
This
came after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appealed to doctors to call off their strike and assured them that the
government would ensure their security in hospitals.
The HC also
ordered the government to provide adequate security at government
hospitals for the doctors, so that they could go to work without fear.
The High Court further said that it would hear the matter again after 15
days.
The High Court Chief Justice further asked the government
that no punitive action was to be taken against the protesting doctors
once they resume their duty.
Nearly 4,000 resident doctors were
protesting, demanding enhanced security in the wake of a string of
attacks on doctors by patients' relatives at government hospitals across
the state.
The protests had hampered the services of Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) in various hospitals.
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