Doctors in arms
Officials of the Indian Medical Association made it clear that they will not stand for such 'brutality'.
"Doctors are not to be treated as they were on Saturday. We are all law-abiding professionals who are protesting an important issue. And it was a peaceful protest," Prakash Khalap, an honorary joint secretary of IMA, said.
Debashish Deb and Bharat Shah, his colleagues, also added that despite the government's announcement of an inquiry, 'the protests will continue'.
Nawal Bajaj, DCP, Zone 1, who was at Monday's protest, said, "It is their democratic right to protest and we always have instructions not to use excessive force and to exercise utmost restraint at such gatherings. However, whatever happened on Saturday got out of hand and this is why the concerned inspector has been suspended."
Doctors, however, are not appeased.
"The key issue is that of reservations and it is unfortunate that when we are all trying to make our stand clear, our colleagues had to face such a lathi-charge," said Shah.
"If a person who is poor wants to become a doctor, let him or her get financial help. Similarly, tutorials can be organised or any other sort of help given. But these sorts of reservations, across the board, is not something we will be okay with," said Khalap.
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