Violence against medicos: Resident docs to meet WB CM

Federation of Residents Doctor's Association (FORDA) said on Saturday that they would meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee demanding security for doctors in the state.

New Delhi: A delegation of Federation of Residents Doctor's Association (FORDA) may soon visit West Bengal to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to push for their demand to provide protection to doctors.

Thousands of doctors are on a strike for last five days ever since the impasse over attacks on doctors at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

FORDA was created for the welfare of resident doctors all over India. It was founded in January 2014 in Delhi.

Doctors at the northern railway central hospital in Delhi have done silent protest by showing placards in their hands to support doctors' safety in the future."We demand protection. We are also human beings, we serve people. We need protection," said a doctor at northern railway central hospital. She added that except for emergency services, there is no other service at all in hospitals.Talking to ETV Bharat FORDA president Sumedh Sandanshiv said that 10,000 to 15,000 doctors are on strike on today (Saturday)."We demand that government should bring a law giving protection to the doctors in the coming session of the Parliament," said Sumedh Sandanshiv.He said that they are ready to visit West Bengal to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."We have our general body meeting tomorrow and we will take our future course of action," said Sandanshiv.On Saturday, the strike entered the 5th day with both sides rigid to their points. In fact, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has already dashed a letter to Mamata Banerjee seeking her intervention into the matter.