Medical students firm on their agitation

Medical students firm on their agitation

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Rajkot:11.08.2021

Protesting medical students are not in the mood to give up their agitation despite deputy chief minister Nitin Patel’s order asking them to resume duty. Around 800 students in Rajkot and Jamnagar are protesting.

The agitating students, meanwhile, have also garnered the support of Indian Medical Association (IMA) to pursue their demand. Students in Rajkot held a candle rally on Monday night while the stir entered the seventh day.

Praful Kamani, president of Rajkot Medical Association said “We have extended our moral support with these students and also asked the government not to take any coercive actions like asking them to vacate hostels.” Students in Jamanagar’s G G hospital campus had announced a programme of beating plates outside the dean’s office, which, however, got scuttled after the IMA could convince them to postpone the event. Ravi Kothari, a student of Rajkot said, “We will continue with our agitation and IMA’s support will be a great help for us.”

IMA members meet agitating doctors at Jamnagar’s GG Hospital on Tuesday