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  Metros   Mumbai  25 Mar 2017  Resume work or face action: CM Devendra Fadnavis

Resume work or face action: CM Devendra Fadnavis

THE ASIAN AGE.
Published : Mar 25, 2017, 2:01 am IST
Updated : Mar 25, 2017, 1:48 pm IST

Says ‘Enough is enough’, and that govt has agreed to docs’ demands.

Resident doctors went on mass leave over a string of attacks on their colleagues by patients’ relatives at government hospitals.
 Resident doctors went on mass leave over a string of attacks on their colleagues by patients’ relatives at government hospitals.

Mumbai: Sending a stern message to the state’s resident doctors who are on a ‘mass leave’ stir since Monday to protest instances of assault on doctors by relatives of patients, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis warned them of “strict action” if they did not resume work by Friday.

“Enough is enough. We are not elected to let people die without medical treatment. We are here to help every patient. We have already agreed on all demands (from doctors) about security. Still doctors are not resuming work. It is insensitiveness. We are ready to take all legal actions,” Mr Fadnavis said on the floor of  the Maharashtra Assembly on Friday.

Mr Fadnavis was aggressive while making a statement on the doctors’ strike. He said, “I personally met representatives of all doctor unions. Government has accepted all their demands regarding security. We will set up an ex-DG level committee for security audit of all hospitals. At the same time, government has assured them of providing all legal aid if necessary.”

Giving details about the meeting between the government and doctors unions, the chief minister clarified his stand on legal action. “We do not want to take action on doctors. But there is a limit to our patience. People across the state are also angry and blaming the government for inaction. In such a situation, it will not be possible for us to wait for long. I will meet them for one last time today. But if they do not resume work, government will not tolerate (it). We will initiate legal action on them,” he said.

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