Senior docs of NDMC hospitals refuse to join indefinite strike

New Delhi, Oct 18 : A day before starting off the indefinite strike to force the authorities to release the unpaid salaries of over three months, the senior doctors under North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) hospitals have backed out, leaving the residents doctors who are already on strike since weeks confused and disappointed, The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) feared that the deferral of senior doctors from joining the strike would weaken the movement while the authorities would not consider their demand seriously.
“We are disappointed that our patrons have failed to join us in the movement despite assuring us their valuable support. Their solidarity would have lead momentum to our cause which is to end the recurring issue of salary delay by the NrMCD,” said a disappointed Dr Sagardeep Bawa, Vice President of Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of Hindu Rao Hospital (HRH) which is spearheading the strike against NrMCD.
Bawa also said that the absence of senior doctors from the strike may not yield a conclusive result.
“The delay in salaries by NrMCD is a recurring issue and this time, we have resolved to arrive at a conclusion. If we had our seniors by our side, we would have created more pressure on the authorities for a permanent solution of our grievances,” he added.
The resident doctors of HRH, Kasturba Gandhi Hospital and Rajan Babu TB Hospital are on indefinite strike since the last two weeks with demand of immediate release of their salaries pending over four months.