Srinagar
Regretting the callous and insensitive attitude of government towards long pending demands of Doctors working in rural health care system of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, J&K doctors are observing two-hour pen down strike on June 30, from 10 am till 12:00 am.
The spokesman said doctors have been pleading their demands since decades at Directorate or Secretariat level peacefully till date, but it seems the authorities are least interested in resolving our issues and mere exploitation is a norm now. Understanding the sensitivity of our profession and responsibilities on our shoulders, we were very hesitant to go for pen down strike and instead projected our resentment by wearing black bands on May 22, but it seems government is hell-bent to push us to the wall and are forcing us to go for an indefinite strike.
Therefore we are giving one last chance to the government to wake from deep slumber and address our long pending demands, otherwise from 25th June we will be forced to go for an indefinite strike and adverse consequences whatsoever will be solely the responsibility of government, Dr Naik said.
Meanwhile, Dr Owais H Dar, general secretary DAK while castigating government said that they are taking us for granted and don’t bother to address our demands. Further, it is highly deplorable and shocking that employees who work less than us with quite comfortable duties are being paid more than us.
It is pertinent to mention that DAK had issued a protest calendar about two weeks back which started with a black band protest on May 22, which was successfully held across the state. The Protest Calendar issued by DAK is fully supported by J&K Doctors Coordination Committee which is an amalgam of Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK), Doctors Association Jammu (DAJ), Chenab Valley Doctors Association (CVDA), Society of Consultant Doctors (SCD), Society of Dental Surgeons Jammu Kashmir(SDSJK), Private Practitioners, Ladakh Doctors Association.
