UP should bring Ordinance against Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property Act immediately; IMA

UP should bring Ordinance against Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property Act immediately; IMA
New Delhi 13 April, 2015: In a letter written to Shri Akhilesh Yadav, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of UP, Indian Medical Association has shown deep concern about the assault on a senior member of the Association Dr. Rohit Gupta, 53 Years old. He is a renowned Gastroenterologist in Allahbad. The senior doctor was assaulted around 4.00 AM on Sunday the 12th April 2015 in Anand Hospital, Allahabad.
The relatives of the 80 year old patient who came with multi organ failure died in the morning. When Dr. Rohit came to see the patient, the relatives brutally beat him for 10 to 15 minutes, snatched his mobile and gold chain and damaged ICU infrastructure.
The local Branch of Allahabad has gone on strike and UP State Branch has called a State wide agitation.
Dr. A. Marthanda Pillai, National President, IMA and Dr. K.K. Aggarwal, Hony. Secretary General, IMA has urged the Chief Minister of UP to intervene the matter immediately, so that doctors can work with more fearlessness and do justice to the profession and to the patients.
In the letter, IMA has asked the Chief Minister that:
Directions may be issued to the police for arresting all the people who are involved in beating and they will be charge-sheeted under IPC Section 44. 445, 304, 302, 307, 323, 324, 325, 326, 504, 506 and 34, a part from any other applicable Section.
UP Ordinance to be immediately issued on the lines as has been done in other 14 States in the name of UP Medicare service Persons and Medicate Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property Act 2005).
In 14 States in the country Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property Act/Ordinance are in place which makes such offence a non bailable offence. These States are AP, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Harayna, MP, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura and West Bengal.