Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 17: The female dental surgeons under the banner of Dental Surgeons Association (DSA) continued their chain hunger strike for the fifth consecutive day, whereas the dharna by the association entered 17th day here today.
The unemployed dental surgeons assembled at Ambphalla Chowk and raised slogans in favour of their demands.
Continuing the chain hunger strike, Dr Avni Ghai was sitting on fast to carry forward the movement of the association.
Addressing the gathering, Dr Pawan Singh Jasrotia, Chairman of the association said that despite being on roads for 17 days, we are still awaiting any positive response from the Government side. Chain hunger strike by female dental surgeons which entered fifth day today has also not been able to awake the Government from its deep slumber.
Dr Jasrotia further said that all these agitating doctors were meritorious students who got admission in dental stream by through entrance examinations. These students who had the potential to excel in any field are now left jobless after doing dental studies, because of the inability of Government to absorb them on timely basis, he alleged.
Dr Singh reminded the Government that their agitation is not going to end till their demands including complete absorption of unemployed dental youth, recruitment of dental surgeons on yearly basis and establishment of separate directorate for dental health in the State are redressed by the Government.
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