A meeting was held between Medical Education Commissioner Rajeev Nivatkar and the deans of state-run hospitals, including JJ hospital. While Dr Pallavi Saple, the dean of JJ hospital, was unavailable for comment, Nivatkar said, “At this stage, not much can be revealed as certain decisions are still in the pipeline. But we have assured the resident doctors that their key demands regarding security will be met.” Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration finds itself constrained as resident doctors in civic hospitals remain on strike in solidarity with their counterparts nationwide. “We support the strike because the issue is very serious. What happened was unfortunate, but greater wisdom should prevail, and patient care must be prioritised,” said Abhijit Bangar, additional municipal commissioner (health).

“The administration stands in solidarity with the doctors, but they need to resume their duties. Their primary demand is at the national level. At the BMC level, we are taking their demand for better security very seriously and working on it. We have held a meeting with the security head and the deans of the hospitals. We are also in touch with state health authorities; as of now, there is a deadlock,” he added. 

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