Patients at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital heaved a sigh of relief when Resident Doctors Association decided to suspend their strike for a period of seven days today afternoon. The resident doctors had been protesting the delay in the NEET-PG counselling over the last couple of days, which hit the non-emergency services at the hospital.

“The strike has been withdrawn for a week following an assurance by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Prime Minister’s Office regarding the disposal of the matter within seven days,” said the RDA officials.

The RDA, however, threatened to withdraw from emergency services as well if some concrete step was not taken within the next seven days towards expediting the counselling and admission of fresh batches if resident doctors.