Shimla, Dec. 28 -- As the indefinite strike by government doctors in Himachal Pradesh continued for the second consecutive day on Sunday, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appealed to the protesting doctors to call off the agitation, assuring them that the issue would be discussed with senior officials of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla.

Speaking to reporters in Shimla on Saturday after returning from the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Delhi, the Chief Minister urged doctors to resume duties, stating that the government was committed to protecting both doctors and patients.

"After meeting me, I told them that the matter would be re-inquired into and that there was no need to go on an indefinite strike. When...