New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a meeting with Indian Medical Association (IMA) doctors via video conferencing to discuss the atrocities on medical staff being reported from several parts of the country.
The IMA had announced that it will protest on April 23 as Black Day if the government does not act immediately on violence against doctors and hospitals.
Shah assured the doctors of their security and appealed to them not to hold symbolic protest.
Taking to Twitter, Shah tweeted, “Safety and dignity of our doctors at their work place is non-negotiable. It is our collective responsibility to ensure conducive atmosphere for them at all times. I have assured doctors that Modi govt is committed to their cause and appealed to reconsider their proposed protest.”
Safety and dignity of our doctors at their work place is non-negotiable. It is our collective responsibility to ensure conducive atmosphere for them at all times.
I have assured doctors that Modi govt is committed to their cause and appealed to reconsider their proposed protest. pic.twitter.com/AJcxghGRkx
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 22, 2020
Following the interaction, the IMA withdrew its nationwide protest to maintain the unity and integrity of the country.
“Considering the immediate high-level response of government and solid assurance given by the Home Minister himself it is decided that the White alert protest of 22nd and Black Day of 23rd stands withdrawn to maintain the unity and integrity of our country,” an official release by the IMA said.
