"Nearly 3,000 doctors in Madhya Pradesh resign after HC terms strike 'illegal'", 4 June 2021

The Madhya Pradesh High Court...directed the striking junior doctors in the state to resume their duties within 24 hours but the protesting medicos remained defiant and nearly 3,000 of them resigned from their posts and announced they will challenge the ruling.

The HC termed the four-day-old strike as "illegal".

Nearly 3,000 junior doctors working in the six government medical colleges of the state resigned en masse from their posts...and submitted their resignations to the dean of their respective colleges, Madhya Pradesh Junior Doctors Association (MPJDA) president Dr Arvind Meena told PTI.

The strike...will continue till their demands are fulfilled, he said.

The junior doctors have put forward multiple demands before the state government, including a hike in stipend and free treatment for them and their families if they contract the deadly coronavirus infection...