The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra has issued a statement supporting all medical students seeking admission to postgraduate courses, the admission process for which has been put on hold for the longest time ever. IMA asked, “When a new Covid variant is hovering over Maharashtra, why is the government keeping medical students at ransom for policy decisions?”

Referring to the ongoing protests by MBBS doctors over PG admissions in Delhi, Dr Mangesh Pate, secretary of IMA Maharashtra, said, “Whatever happened in Delhi is just an example of the distress of these students struggling for their right to education. They are all already qualified MBBS doctors but are sitting at home without any clarity on future course because government is in the process of making some policy decisions.” He added that the way qualified doctors were treated in Delhi is the example of deterioration of a nation where educated professionals are not given the deserving respects.