Hyderabad: Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) held a protest outside the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) office at Koti on Thursday, October 22, demanding stipends equal to those paid to Indian Medical Graduates (IMGs).
Several protestors were detained and shifted to Chikkadpally Police Station.
Before this, intern doctors had started a strike in government general hospitals on September 23 and staged protests at various locations like Dharna Chowk, People’s Plaza and the Telangana State Medical Council (TSMC) office.
However, alleging that the DME, the Health Department Secretary and the Health Minister failed to take any action and continued to neglect their demands, the doctors again took to the streets on Thursday.
Disha Students’ Organisation has alleged that the police used excessive force against protesters who resisted detention and against those recording videos of the police action.
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Source: The Siasat Daily
