Resident doctors staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, marking the 10th day of their indefinite strike over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in a Kolkata hospital.
“It’s very important to understand that we are fighting for better working conditions in our own workplace,” one of the protesting doctors said.
Elective services in several government hospitals across the city have remained suspended due to the protests.
Resident doctors arrived at Jantar Mantar at 11 am for the protest, marking their second gathering there after Saturday.
Slogans such as, ‘Doshi ko saza do’ and ‘Shauk nahin, majboori hai; ye hadtal zaroori hai’ echoed at the protest site as major resident doctor associations gathered to demonstrate.
“Not just as a doctor, but as a woman, I often feel unsafe while working. I have to be extra careful during work and constantly think about my own safety, often carrying a key or something for protection,” Radhika Sharma, a doctor from Lady Hardinge Medical college, said.