Summary:
BELAGAVI: After an ultimatum from the Karnataka high court and hectic parleys with the state government, private doctors and hospitals on Friday returned to their campuses, calling off their protest against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The breakthrough in talks came hours after the court issued an ultimatum to the doctors to either end their strike by 4.30 pm Friday or face the consequences. The bench chastised the doctors for taking the issue to the streets, and said 'right to life' was a basic human right as also a fundamental right Chief minister Siddaramaiah , who spoke to the representatives of doctors' associations, described the negotiations as fruitful. Also, the government is learnt to have agreed to cap prices only for patients availing treatment under the government's Universal Health Scheme..