New Delhi: Protesting against the Maharashtra government’s decision to withdraw the registration of homeopathy doctors under the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), the Maharashtra United Homeopathic Doctors' Front (MUHDF) have announced a three-day hunger strike at Azad Maidan.

The decision to withdraw the registration of homeopathy doctors was taken by the MMC after opposition from various organisations including the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Maharashtra Senior Residents Doctors Association (MSRDA), reported Hindustan Times.

These organisations had termed the move to allow homeopathic practitioners who have completed a certificate course in modern pharmacology (CCMP) to register and practice allopathic medicine as a risk to public health.

The IMA had also threatened a strike if homeopaths were allowed to practice allopathic medicine.

After the state government decided to withdraw its earlier decision, the homeopathic community had announced its hunger strike beginning 11am on Wednesday (July 16) and continuing overnight till July 18.

“We will be protesting this until our demands are met. We just want registration under MMC. There are no government jobs for homeopathy doctors and we want to be primary healthcare providers,” Jayant Ranjane, a member of the protest front told HT.

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