In Maharashtra, more than 40 thousand doctors are boycotting work today as part of a strike call given by Indian Medical Association, IMA, in support of their agitating colleagues in West Bengal.

Doctors from various government and private hospitals in the state are mainly boycotting the OPD and other non-essential health services.

The IMA has given the strike call for today, with withdrawal of non-essential health services across the country in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal.

The IMA official in Maharashtra said, emergency services will not be affected and those already hospitalised will continue to get all the necessary medication and attention.

AIR correspondent reports that more than 40,000 doctors in Maharashtra are boycotting work as part of a strike call given by their apex body IMA in support of their agitating colleagues in West Bengal.  Doctors, from various government and private hospitals in the state, are mainly boycotting the OPD  and other non-essential health services. The IMA official in Maharashtra has said, that the emergency services will not be affected and those already hospitalised will continue to get all the necessary medication and attention.