New Delhi: April 22: After discussing with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr.Harsh Vardhan, IMA has withdrawn the proposed protest to maintain the fight against COVID-19 in an uninterrupted manner.
Today, Union Minister for Home affairs Amit Shah and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr.Harsh Vardhan interacted with the Doctors and Senior Representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) through video conference in New Delhi.
While interacting, Home Minister appreciated the role of Doctors in general and particularly in the fight against Coronavirus. Also, he expressed confidence that Doctors would continue to work in the fight against Coronavirus, as they have been doing till now.
Allaying all concerns of the medical fraternity regarding their security in the fight against Coronavirus, the Home Minister has assured them that the Modi government would leave no stone upturned in ensuring their wellbeing and security.
Shah strongly condemned the recent attacks on health professionals and said that PM is closely following all issues and concerns of doctors. All necessary arrangements would be put in place to prevent such incidents in future, he said. He appealed to doctors not to do even a symbolic protest as proposed by them, as it is not in national or global interest.(Inputs from PIB)