Homeopathy doctors demanding permission to prescribe allopathic medicines and permanent employment in government hospitals continued their hunger strike at Azad Maidan Saturday.

Around 100 doctors have been on strike since July 15. By Friday, 47 were admitted in Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) hospital. Two were admitted in ICU.

Maharashtra State Homoeopathy Doctors Kruti Samiti had staged a minor protest on July 8. Home minister R R Patil had then assured them that he would personally look into the demands.

The doctors have now decided to protest in front of Mantralaya Monday.

Currently, there are around 60,000 homoeopathic doctors in the the state, with 10,000-15,000 in Mumbai alone.

Dr Prashant Shinde, an independent practitioner, said, "Our demands have been pending for almost 35 years. We want removal of the word 'only' from Bombay Homoeopathic Practitioners Act 1959, which states that homoeopathy doctors can only practice homoeopathy and nothing else."

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This entry was posted on 05 August 2013 at 09:40 and is filed under Homeopathy | Health.