ANANTNAG: Doctors at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital and the Maternity and Child Care Hospital (MCCH), which is also associated with the GMC, on Monday held a token strike against what they termed as undue interference of revenue officials in the working of these hospitals.
The strike was held a day after Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag KK Sidha visited the MCCH on Sunday and allegedly found 16 doctors “absent” from duty. Sidha had directed the Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital to explain the cause of absence of these doctors. The protesting doctors termed Sidha’s “diktat” an interference with the working of the hospitals, while maintaining that no doctor was absent. “They were only following the duty roster. There was no unauthorised absence at the hospital,” the protesting doctors maintained.