Today, India celebrates its 69th Republic Day! On this day in 1950, our governing document came into force, establishing India as a Republic Country, ending the British rule for good. In the last 68 years, many laws have come into effect with an aim to improve the quality of life of the Indian citizens. Special considerations have also been given to empower certain oppressed classes of our society.
Where do DOCTORS – who are given status similar to that of GOD by many - fit into this constitution? With the recent monarchy of the MCI and the government in terms of the laws imposed on the medical fraternity, don’t you question if the medical community is really part of this republic nation? Everyday, we hear that doctors have been mistreated by their patients. Many hospitals use their doctors as scapegoats to get out of tough medical lawsuits, leading to an increase in the strikes and…
