Around 60 doctors, who were protesting near Nirman Bhawan here demanding more transparency in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, were detained by the police today.
Doctors under the banner of All India Foreign Medical Graduate Association (AIFMGA) demonstrated in front of the Union Health Ministry at Nirman Bhavan to press for their demands.
The protest started around 2 PM and a police team was deployed at the spot, who took the protesters to Tughlaq Road police station, where they were detained for several hours, said a police official.
"There are prohibitory orders against any large gathering in the concerned area where the doctors had demonstrated their protest. They were detained in view of law and order issues and released in the evening," said DCP (New Delhi) Jatin Narwal.
Core committee member of the AIFMGA, Dr Nitesh Kumar, who was also detained, said that it was a peaceful protest and the cops went rough on them.
"However, the protest -- which may soon turn into an indefinite hunger strike shall continue, no matter what," Kumar added.
The Foreign medical graduates examination is conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).
