Jaipur: Hours after 14 protesting doctors were arrested under the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA), 100 other agitating doctors agreed to resume work on Saturday
The health services in four districts of Rajasthan have taken a plunge after over 8,000 government doctors in Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar districts went on strike on Monday over various demands.
One of the major demands of the doctors is for higher pay scale and promotions.
The doctors were arrested from Tonk, Jaipur, Kota, Swai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Jhalawar and Banswara districts, ADG (Law and Order) NRK Reddy said.
The arrests came after the deadline set by the government for the medical practitioners to resume work expired yesterday evening, the officer said.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Health Minister Kali Charan Saraf has invited the protesting doctors for talks on Sunday at 2 pm to find solutions to their problems.
