Chandigarh, June 23

After a call for strike on Friday, government doctors have announced mass resignation if the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission on delinking NPA from basic pay is not dropped.

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Earlier, doctors, on the call given by the Joint Punjab Government Doctors’ Coordination Committee, which has members, including the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association and supported by Punjab State Veterinary Officers’ Association, Punjab Medical Teachers’ Association, Rural Medical Officers’ Association, Punjab Dental Medical Officers’ Association and Punjab Ayurveda Officers’ Association, submitted memorandums to the deputy commissioners across the state.

Dr Gagandeep Shergill, senior vice-president of the association, said they were fully prepared for the strike call given for Friday. “It will be a complete strike, and only emergency, Covid and indoor patients will be given services. If the government doesn’t agree even after the strike, we will give mass resignation next week,” he said. “When the third wave of Covid is looming large, the state government is demoralising Covid warriors instead of encouraging them,” he added. — TNS