Resident doctors of Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Delhi’s Dilshad garden area went on an indefinite strike on Monday morning a day after a patient was shot dead while a doctor was treating him but left the emergency services operational. Meanwhile, a delegation from the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) met with Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj in the presence of senior health officials of the city government.

According to doctors of the Delhi government-run hospital, three doctors were present in ward 24 when the assailant pushed aside a doctor and shot Riyazuddin. Members of the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) began the strike at 9 am on Monday but emergency services are operational.

RDA president Nitesh Kumar said that the strike is being led by junior doctors with the support of the Delhi Nursing Federation and other associations. The protesters raised slogans, demanding improvement in the security situation at in hospital.

The medical professionals at the hospital are attending to only emergency patients, while the outpatient department, laboratories and other departments are closed, a member of the RDA said. Another member said, "We are arranging everything for the association so we can stay on strike until our voices are heard by the administration department and the government." He said the RDA will stand resolute over their safety demands.

Meanwhile, during the meet with the delegation from FAIMA, Bharadwaj assured of robust security measures to create a safer working environment for doctors and benefit patient care. The delegation was led by the National Chairman and accompanied by the National General Secretary and Chief Advisor.

Bhardawaj took note of the grievances raised by the FAIMA delegation and addressed all the concerns while assuring that he will implement measures to heighten the security of the hospitals. He stated that there will be installation of metal detectors at the emergency entries of hospitals, deployment of two armed guards at the emergency entries of major hospitals.

Further he stated that he will request the Police Commissioner for the assignment of one police constable on duty round the clock. He stated that he will review of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the hospitals and promised to look after the installation and maintenance of CCTV cameras at hospitals with proper functioning.