Protesting Doctors' Talks With Health Ministry Remains Inconclusive

The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has also expressed regret about yesterday's confrontation between the Delhi Police and resident doctors, sources said.

Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia has asked protesting doctors to call off their strike over the delay in college allotments of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET postgraduates, sources said. The junior doctors, who have been protesting since yesterday, have threatened a complete shutdown of medical services if their demands are not met.

In the last 24 hours, the protesting doctors have faced brutal police crackdown, and thousands were detained, they claimed. Today, they were stopped from marching to the Supreme Court where the NEET matter is pending.

After the meeting between the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association or FORDA, and the health ministry this afternoon, sources said the ministry has assured that the report of a three-member committee, formed by the Union Health Ministry to review the Economically Weaker Section or EWS quota, will be presented to the Supreme Court during the hearing on January 6.

The Union Health Minister has also expressed regret about yesterday's confrontation between the Delhi Police and resident doctors, sources said.