Agra: Doctors across Uttar Pradesh under the banner of Indian Medical Association (IMA) went on a strike from 10am to 5pm on Monday against the police’s inability to arrest the murderes of Allahabad-based doctor Ashwani Kumar Bansal.Dr. Bansal was shot dead by unidentified shooters while examining a patient last week. While the doctors were on a token strike of two hours for the last two days, Monday saw a seven-hour strike wherein no patients were treated to at OPDs. They even took out a candle march in the evening.Similar protests and candle light march took place in Bareilly and Meerut too. Apart from the protests, doctors have also decided to wear black ribbons on their arms on Tuesday.Dr RS Kapoor, president, IMA (Agra unit), said, “Doctors of IMA across the country will tie a black ribbon on their arms while working for the next five days. Further plan of action will be prepared depending on the consensus of the members of IMA and action taken by police in the case.”In Bareilly, nearly 650 doctors under the banner of Indian Medical Association (IMA) boycotted out-patient departments (OPDs) in their clinics, nursing homes and private hospitals from 10 am to 5 pm. Due to the strike called by private doctors, the OPDs at these private institutions bore a deserted look.The doctors, who were on strike, attended patients in emergency and in-patient departments. “If anyone was having severe ailments, we attended them. If the accused are not caught, we may go on an indefinite strike after five days,” said Vinod Pagrani, treasurer at IMA, Bareilly.

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