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A letter petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking suo-motu cognizance on the protest by resident doctors against delay in NEET-PG counselling.

This is the third December in a row that the government is facing protests in the country specially in the national capital with resident doctors on strike over the issue of NEET PG counselling.

Delhi: Doctors of RML Hospital directed to resume duty, warned of action - The order from the Medical Superintendent reiterated that

A letter petition has been moved before CJI NV Ramana seeking directions to the Delhi Police to take stern action against the "culprits" who physically assaulted protesting doctors in the national capital.

Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) has said that resident doctors will continue to protest till their demands are met.

The Wire's Yaqut Ali spoke to some of the protesting doctors to understand their demands.

Doctors' protest: Resident doctors of hospitals in Delhi have been protesting under the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) against the delay in NEET PG 2021 counselling.

Delhi resident doctors groups threaten complete shutdown of medical services, allege brutal police crackdown - Federation of Resident Doctors Association said 4,000 of its members ended a sit-in at the Sarojini Nagar police station around midnight on Monday.

This comes after a protest by a large number of resident doctors in Delhi over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling took a dramatic turn on Monday, as medics and police personnel faced off in the streets, with both sides claiming several persons suffered injury.

Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has called for complete withdrawal from all healthcare services across the country from 8 am on December 29.