Mumbai News Live Updates (February 22): Emergency services will remain operational to ensure the provision of essential medical care to the people during the strike.
Dr Abhijit Helge, MARD President said that the Central MARD, had kept our faith in the Government's words and called off our strike multiple times previously despite the distressing situation of resident doctors. Doctor Strike in Maharashtra: Resident Doctors Announce Statewide Strike Over Unresolved Issues From Today.
Eight thousand resident doctors in Maharashtra are on an indefinite strike over appalling living conditions in hostels and low monthly stipends, which are often delayed by months.
Emergency services will not be affected by the strike, said the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), while deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar made a fresh appeal to the doctors not to press with the agitation.