Patients' relatives attack doctor, junior doctors stage protest

Junior doctors at the state-run Gandhi hospital here staged a protest on Thursday over the alleged attack on one of their colleagues by relatives of a patient. Expressing concern over their security, the protesting doctors demanded that the government hold talks with them to resolve the issue.

A doctor demanded that health minister (E Rajender) come to the hospital to know the ground realities. Senior health officials, including the DME (director of medical education) Ramesh Reddy, met the protesting doctors.

They said the government is keen on improving the things at the hospitals. State Health Minister Rajender, who assumed charge on Thursday, disapproved of attacks on doctors by the relatives of patients, an official release said.

The action would be taken against those who attack the doctors, he said.