Doctors in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat on Friday joined the nationwide protest in solidarity against the attack on their colleagues in West Bengal. They submitted memoranda to the state authorities, seeking a special Central legislation for the safety of doctors on duty.
In Ahmedabad, around 700 doctors held a march on Ashram Road and submitted a memorandum, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the district collector, said Gujarat State Secretary of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kamlesh Saini. The memorandum read, “There should be strong policy initiatives, strong legislation and supportive mechanisms to  combat hospital violence… Central legislation in the form of a special law is mandatory in our country.”