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Assam branch of the IMA said, “Safety and security at hospitals are matters of great concern that need to be addressed and ensured. The Indian Medical Association has been demanding a national law against violence at hospitals. The IMA has declared zero-tolerance against attacks on doctors and healthcare establishments. The World Medical Association has also passed a resolution against violence at healthcare establishments, urging a stronger legislation against this menace.” It added, “A law has to be brought in urgently that will envisage minimum seven-year imprisonment for hospital violence. Hospitals should be declared as safe zones. Providing adequate security to doctors should be the responsibility of the state.” Services have been withdrawn for 24 hours at the outpatient departments of all medical colleges and hospitals in the state, with the junior doctors observing a sit-in protest, sporting black badges. The doctors, with placards in hand, were seen. Two doctors at NRS Medical College and Hospital in the West Bengal capital sustained serious injuries in an attack by the family members and relatives of a patient, who died on June 10.