April 01, 2018: Protesting against the National Medical Commission Bill 2017, practitioners of
modern medicine across the country will observe a token strike from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, the IMA said on Sunday.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), with more than two lakh doctor-members, has warned that all practitioners of medicos will withdraw their services if the government went ahead with the controversial bill.
“If this bill is forced upon us, the medical fraternity in the country will observe an ‘allopathy-mukt Bharat’ by
withdrawing their services”, said IMA Secretary General Dr R.N. Tandon.
The IMA, in a press release, said it had expressed its strong opposition to the bill and pointed out its several flaws.
Though the government has addressed some of the issues partially, the major objections still remain, it said.
