Doctors march to Chennai from Salem, six detained
While they planned to march till Kalaignar memorial, the police prevented six of them from proceeding further from Saidapet, and detained them in a hall here.
The march began at Mettur in Salem on June 11, and was to conclude at the Kalaignar memorial in Chennai on Thursday. Areas covered include Attur, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, and Chengalpattu.
Some of LCC's demands are four salary increments for government doctors in 12 years of service as per G.O. 354, more number of doctors, nurses, and medical staff depending on the number of patients in government hospitals, and a government job for the wife of Vivekanandan, a doctor who died in service during the pandemic.
LCC president S. Perumal Pillai, in a statement said, the police did not grant them permission to proceed after Saidapet, and forced six doctors into a police vehicle and took them to a hall. He condemned the government's action.
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