Kejriwal govt slaps ESMA as doctors continue indefinite strike
June 23, 2015  12:48
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Just in: The Delhi government has imposed the Essential Services Maintenance Act on striking resident doctors, who failed to resume work by 11 am as ordered by the government.


Around 2,000 doctors at 20 hospitals in the national capital on Monday launched an indefinite strike, demanding adequate life saving drugs, security at workplace and timely payment of their salaries.


The strike by resident doctors at 20 hospitals run by the central and Delhi governments and civic corporations including Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Maulana Azad Medical College affected services at the facilities.


This comes a day after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted yesterday, "Most demands of striking docs genuine. I hv directed health dept to implement them. Health dept shoould have resolved it earlier. This govt is committed to providing best health facilities to masses. It cannot be done without cooperation of docs."
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