Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13 (PTI) The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) began a strike on Thursday, raising various demands, affecting the functioning of medical colleges across the state.

Other than emergency, casualty and labour room services, other departments and classes for medical students were disrupted as part of the protest.

KGMCTA said that except for critical surgeries, all other scheduled surgeries have been postponed.

The association members said the strike had been announced a week earlier, and a discussion held with Health Minister Veena George failed to produce any outcome, prompting them to go ahead with the agitation.

The key demands of KGMCTA include the creation of additional posts and filling the vacancies of assistant professors in va

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