Resume work tomorrow or face action: Raj govt to striking docs
25 Dec 2017 11:25 PM IST
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday gave ultimatum to striking in-service government doctors to resume work by tomorrow in compliance with the high court order, failing which stern action would be initiated against them. The in-service government doctors went on an indefinite strike on December 16 against the arrest of some of their fellow doctors under the Rajathan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA). The act was invoked after the doctors threatened that they would go on strike.
The doctors are accusing the government of not executing the promises made to them last month and taking vindictive action against them. State Health Minister Kalicharan Saraf said in compliance with the Rajasthan high court order on December 19, no doctor has been arrested and if they resume work, no arrest would be made on Tuesday. As many as 86 doctors had been arrested before the high court on December 19 directed the doctors to resume their duties and assured them that no doctor would be arrested. MPOST
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