Stop Reservations

New Delhi: With no fresh talks to resolve the differences and pro-quota voices becoming stronger, the anti-quota medicos today decided to step up their agitation, calling on professionals to strike work on May 25 and express their solidarity.

The Indian Medical Association, which had earlier, called for a medical bandh for the same day, however, decided to leave the decision to its state units.

With the stalemate continuing as there was no fresh initiative from the government side, the agitating doctors held hectic parleys on their future strategy.

"We are asking professionals like merchants, corporates, and the bar association not to work on May 25 as a token of their support to us," Vinod Patro, president of the AIIMS Resident Doctors Association said.

The association said there were no fresh talks and the strike was continuing. While most of the students who had gone on hunger strike had moved out, it said that 100 young scientists from JNU, DU and ICGEB (International Centre for Geneic Engineering and Biotechnology) had joined the relay fast today.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Medical Association, the state branch of the IMA, decided to hold a dharna at AIIMS between 11 am and 5 pm on May 25 in favour of anti-quota striking medicos.

"We have decided to organise a dharna as IMA has left the decision of a medical bandh to its state branches," V K Monga from the DMA said.