Hyderabad: Following court directions and opposition's appeal, junior doctors in Andhra Pradesh today decided to partially withdraw their agitation across the state from tomorrow but strike would continue at Niloufer hospital where MLA Afsar Khan had allegedly attacked the medicos.
Except at Niloufer government children's hospital, the medicos would resume their services at emergency wards in all government hospitals in the state, AP Junior Doctors' Association president G Raju said.
"Our members will resume their duties from 8 am tomorrow at emergency wards except at Niloufer," Raju told PTI.
Earlier, at an all-party meeting, organised by the striking doctors, the opposition parties urged them to call off their seven-day old strike in view of the hardship faced by the patients.
The parties assured the agitators of their co-operation in ensuring that action was taken against those responsible for the December 2 attack.
The doctors have been on the warpath, demanding arrest of Khan, who represents Karwan constituency in the city, under non-bailable charges, his suspension from the Assembly and bringing in an ordinance for protection of doctors on duty.
The High Court and the state Human Rights Commission had yesterday directed the medicos to call off their agitation and resolve the problems through dialogue.
Meanwhile, following a direction from a city court, the police today registered a criminal case against Khan and 29 others for allegedly attacking the doctors.
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