Resident doctors of North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run Hindu Rao hospital went on an indefinite strike Monday over "recurring problem" of non-payment of salaries, partially affecting health services at the facility.
They said they tried to operate a parallel Out Patient Department (OPD) but the hospital authorities prevented them from doing so.
The doctors wrote to the President of India seeking his permission for "suicide". In the letter, the doctors said, "Our situation has turned pathetic and we are unable to take care of our families. We do not even have money for food... So we seek your permission for suicide."
A senior official of Hindu Rao hospital said, "We are hopeful that the doctors will get their salary in a couple of days."