Padma Awardee Doctors Write To PM, Seek New Law For Safety

The Padma Award winners have also demanded swift and decisive action against the perpetrators of the heinous crime in Kolkata and called for a separate law to deal with violence against healthcare workers

Over 70 Padma Awardee doctors have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about violence against doctors and other healthcare workers. They have also demanded swift and decisive action against the perpetrators of the heinous crime in Kolkata and called for a separate law to deal with violence, physical and verbal, against doctors, medical professionals and medical institutions.

"It is clear that stronger measures are desperately needed to prevent such atrocities. We call upon law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and society at large to take immediate and decisive action,"the doctors wrote.

Also included was a wishlist that covered stricter enforcement of existing laws, harsher and time-bound punishments for perpetrators of sexual violence, enhanced safety measures in hospitals and medical institutions among others.