After much hype and hoopla a week long strike of the junior doctors has been called off. All the junior doctors at KGMU have joined in the evening. The OPDs will function properly at the hospitals from Friday.
Meanwhile following the High Court's directives the UP Government formed a one member commission to conduct a judicial probe in the Kanpur incident.
Giving information about the decision Principal Secretary, Home, Anil Kumar Gupta said that a one member commission has been formed to conduct a judicial probe in the matter of junior doctors and SP MlA scuffle. Retired Judge justice RM Chauhan will investigate the matter and submit his report to the government within three weeks. lucknow will be the head office of this commission whereas Kanpur will be the camp office for the same. Justice RM Chauhan will also review the steps taken by the concerned authorities to control the situation and minimise the crisis.
The strike of the junior doctor was called off with the decision of the transfer of the SSP Kanpur Yashaswi Yadav. The government on Thursday transferred the SSP Kanpur and attached him to DGP office in lucknow. As of now no other official has been posted in Kanpur in Yadav's place, revealed a spokesman of home department.
The strike ended in Kanpur in the morning however the junior doctors in lucknow continued their strike till evening. They sat on Dharna near the KGMU main gate in the day. But after the transfer of the SSP and assurance by the Indian Medical Association the junior doctors at KGMU called off their strike in the evening.
"The agitating junior doctors have ended their strike at 5 pm. All the junior doctor of KGMU have joined their duties. The OPD in KGMU will function properly from Friday. the patients will be provided adequate treatment at KGMU," said KGMU, Medical Superintendent Dr SN Shankhwar on Thursday evening.
Indian Medical Association too corroborated that the strike has been ended. "We have ended the strike in public interest after High Court's direction to government for inquiry and assurance to withdraw all cases against doctors. The strike in lucknow was called off in the evening on Thursday," said IMA Secretary Dr Vijay Kumar.
It is noteworthy that taking suo moto cognisance of the matter, the High Court had directed the state government on Wednesday to transfer SSP, Kanpur and ordered a judicial probe into the matter.
Justices Imtiyaz Murtaza and Devendra Kumar Upadhaya of the High Court had clarified that the order of transfer is only to resolve the situation and should not be taken as a "stigma" on the officials.
Noticeably the strike, which adversely impacted medical services in several parts of the state, was called after medicos at GSV Medical College in Kanpur were allegedly beaten up by Kanpur Police and supporters of SP MlA Irfan Solanki following an altercation.
Amidst reports of deaths in different districts of the state due to the strike, UP government on Wednesday had decided to invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA).
Earlier in the day due strike of the junior doctors medical and health care services remained paralysed at several government hospitals across the city. The patients were returned by the doctors at KGMU in the day time. OPDs at the hospitals did not work on Thursday. The patients and the attendants have to suffer a lot due to the stir.