Bhopal: Taking cue for their counterparts in Rajasthan, the protesting MBBS doctors in the state are mulling over tendering mass resignation if government failed to concede to their demand. Protesting doctors in neighbouring state had threatened to offer mass resignation forcing the CM to accept their demand.
MBBS passed out doctors are not contractual staffers like Shiksha Karmis, said medical officials addressing a protest convention-cum-rally at Gandhi Medical College (GMC) here on Sunday. Government doctors from all across the state had come to the state capital to participate in the convention.
Threatening to go on mass casual leave, medical officers have given one month ultimatum to government to fulfill their demands. However, doctors are also mulling over the option of offering mass resignation on the line adopted by their counterparts in neighbouring Rajasthan.
Dr Manish Singh said, “it is not justified that doctors are being treated as ‘Shiksha Karmis’ who are appointed on contract. We are not contractual-item. We are MBBS doctors and we should stand united on such issue. However, it is also not justified to go on strike on each and every petty issue but on major issues or government decision, we should stand united.”
“In Rajasthan, initially, CM Vashundhara Raje Scindia did not agree to doctors’ similar demands. CM even jailed doctors imposing ESMA but even after going to jail, the doctors threatened for mass resignation, then CM accepted their demands. On the same line, Madhya Pradesh doctors will have to adopt similar tactic,” Manish added.
Addressing the doctors, Madhya Pradesh Medical Officers Association president Dr Devendra Goswami said, we have given one month ultimatum to government for fulfillment of demands and if it failed to concede we will go on mass casual leaves to press our demands.
Pending demands…
MBBS doctors are demanding permission for private practice, security for doctors, strengthening of infrastructure, doctors appointment to population-ratio, clearance of pending pension cases, PG admission policy, timely promotion and others.
