Patient Dies as Delhi Government Hospital Doctors go on Strike

New Delhi: One patient died at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) on Thursday after the doctors went on a strike demanding increase in their salaries and allowances.

The doctors at all Delhi government hospitals have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from June 1 if their demands are not fulfilled.

Since Thursday morning hundreds of patients across all government hospitals are facing difficulties following the strike.

The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA), an umbrella organisation of 15,000 resident doctors across 41 government hospitals in the national capital, has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to revise the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which they termed were "particularly discriminating to doctors".

Additional Secretary in the Health Ministry Arun Panda on Thursday held meetings with Medical Superintendents of RML, Lady Hardinge and Safdarjung hospitals and later said "our hospitals have put in place contingency plans so that all emergencies, trauma cases are taken care of.

(With inputs from PTI)