Rahul, Priyanka slam centre for police action against doctors in Delhi

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have criticised the central government over the use of force against the protesting doctors in the national capital on Monday.

New Delhi:Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have criticised the central government over the use of force against the protesting doctors in the national capital on Monday.

The doctors, who hit the streets to protest against the delay in NEET-PG counselling, had to face police action with many of them getting injured.

"Showering of flower petals from PR (public relations), in reality it is raining injustice. I stand with #CovidWarriors against the tyranny of the central government," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

Priyanka too criticised the use of force against the doctors.

"In times of Corona, these young doctors supported the citizens of the entire nation by staying away from their loved ones. Now is the time to stand with the doctors and wake up Narendra Modi ji who used police force on them and ignored their demands. Doctors need respect and what is their right, not false PR," the AICC General Secretary said on Twitter.

Protesting resident doctors have called for a total shutdown of medical services in Delhi hospitals after the police crackdown against them.

The resident doctors were marching towards the Supreme Court when they were stopped by the police near ITO on Monday afternoon.

They claimed that over a thousand of them were detained by the police.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, doctors, many of whom were wounded, said that police used force against them, dragged the female residents, and snatched their phones when they tried to record the "brutality".