Nagpur: Around 600 resident doctors, including senior residents, at AIIMS Nagpur have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Thursday morning if the administration fails to address their demands over the alleged assault of a resident doctor.The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) has given the administration time till 8.30am on Thursday to act on its demands. If the concerns are not addressed by the deadline, the doctors have said they will begin an indefinite strike.The association is particularly unhappy with the action taken so far in the assault case and has demanded stringent action against the accused. Among its key demands is that an institutional FIR be registered instead of an FIR involving the individual doctor.The RDA has also demanded arrest of the accused and invocation of specific stringent sections of law in the case. The doctors have maintained that registration of an FIR should be followed by immediate arrest and appropriate legal action.With around 600 resident doctors, including senior residents, involved in patient care, an indefinite strike is likely to affect services at the premier institute. The RDA has indicated that OPD services will be shut if the strike begins.The association is now awaiting the administration’s response before the 8.30am deadline on Thursday.
