Protest against the government for reducing their perks in Sixth Pay Commission
LUDHIANA: Doctors at various government hospitals of the district went on a three-day strike on Monday to protest against the government for reducing their perks in Sixth Pay Commission. On the first day of the strike, doctors boycotted OPDs and all other activities, except emergency cases and Covid duty. They also burnt the copies of the Sixth Pay Commission report while raising slogans against the Punjab government.
In a statement, Joint Punjab Government Doctors’ Coordination Committee (JGDCC) members Dr Gagandeep Singh, president, Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA), Dr Sarabjit Singh Randhawa, president, Veterinary Officers’ Association, Dr Gagandeep Singh Shergill, senior vice-president, PCMSA, Dr Pawanpreet Kaur, president, Dental Association, Dr Sanjeev Pathak, Ayurvedic Association, Dr Balwinder Singh, Homoeopathic Association, and Dr Deepinder Singh, Rural Medical Officers’ Association, criticized the lax attitude of the government towards doctors.