The strike across the state in protest against kidnapping of Doctor Pankaj Gupta and his wife has been postponed for about a week considering the assurance given by chief minister regarding recovery of the doctor couple, Working President of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Shahjanand Singh said.
However, the doctors have decided to wear black badges and stage dharna in their districts, Singh added.
A report from Gaya said, a large number of doctors under the IMA banner and the Bihar Health Services Association (BHASA) and members of various non-political organisations like Chamber of Commerce, Inner Wheel and Rotary Club joined a protest march against the kidnapping.
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