HYDERABAD: The 11,000-strong Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association (APJUDA) has decided to go on strike from June 23 if the State Government fails to concede their demands by Wednesday, including a review of the policy to permit more private medical colleges in the State.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, the APJUDA president, Suresh Babu, accused the Chief Minister, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, of "betraying" them after having supported their stir while in the Opposition.

More private colleges

The State Government, following the policy of its predecessor, had issued a GO allowing more private colleges.

The APJUDA's main demands include implementing the recommendations of Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee by cancelling the essentiality certificates for 15 non-functioning colleges given by the previous Government, declaring a moratorium on essentiality certificates, releasing the list of teaching staff in private colleges, reconstituting the monitoring committee headed by former the NIMS director, Kakarla Subba Rao, and enforcing residential system in every medical college.

Mr. Babu said the Chief Minister had promised to discuss their demands with officials when APJUDA representatives met him on several occasions.

Essentiality certificates

He said there were already 21 private and 10 Government colleges in the State and there was no need for more private institutions.

If the Government failed to cancel the essentiality certificates before July 18 when the PG counselling would begin, the colleges would get permission.

Earlier APJUDA screened a short film for students at the Osmania Medical College highlighting the 43-day-old strike undertaken by them in 2003-04 and called upon them to be united till they achieved their goal.

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