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Three Thousand Indian Doctors on Protest
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NEW DELHI, 12 December 2020, (TON): In the wake of BJP government failure to address the legitimate concerns of farmers and trade unions, now doctors, on Friday protested. An estimated three thousand doctors went on a day-long strike on Friday protesting a newly enacted federal government law allowing Ayurveda practitioners to carry out minor surgeries.
Non-critical medical operations and routine consultations across the country, which were already affected by COVID-19 were further disrupted as the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the umbrella body for all conventional doctors and surgeons, declared a decision to suspend work for 12 hours.
Rajan Sharma, the head of IMA said, “The government’s decision to bring in a rule that allows practitioners in specified streams of Ayurveda to be trained to perform surgical procedures trivializes the medical profession”. 39 general surgery procedures and around 19 procedures involving the eye, ear, nose and throat was listed in the notification.
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