Healing hands behind Anna

Doctors, students and staff members of AIIMS, Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge Medical College held candle-light marches in the Capital

Healing hands behind Anna

Doctors, students and staff members of AIIMS, Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge Medical College held candle-light marches in the Capital

Among millions of others joining the Anna Hazare-led protest is the Capital's medical fraternity. The civil society activist, who was arrested in the morning on Tuesday, has attracted a mass following in the last few weeks.

Flame of change: Resident doctors and students of AIIMS participate
in a candle-light march to protest against Anna Hazare's arrest, in
New Delhi on Tuesday. PIC/Rajeev Tyagi

On Tuesday, doctors from various government hospitals participated in a candle-light march, to protest against the government's decision to detain Anna. The protestors included medical practitioners, students and other staff members of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge medical College (LHMC). A candle-light march was organised in respective campuses as well. Doctors said if Anna was not released by tomorrow, they might go on a strike.

"We have a general body meeting in our hospital tomorrow and the same will be conducted in other hospitals as well. We will join in full strength to support Anna. Initially, we will organise candle light march. If he is not released by tomorrow, all of us, including doctors from each and every hospital, might go on a strike," said Dr Anurag Mishra, president, Resident Doctors Association (RDA), Maulana Azad Medical College.

u00a0"We will go to India Gate to join the movement and gather as many doctors as possible," said Dr Nitin Rajasingh, president, RDA, LHMC. "More than 100 doctors participated in the march today. We are sure that tomorrow there will be more," said Dr Sumit Budani, president, Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA).

"We may not agree with either side entirely, but we do believe in the need for a corruption-free society. This is the first time someone has dared to raise a voice against a prevalent evil. Let's join in," said Dr Debjyoti Karmakar, president, RDA, AIIMS.

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