Ujjain, Oct. 12 -- Hundreds of Ayurveda intern doctors and students staged a protest and locked the main gates of the Govt Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital in Ujjain on Monday, demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from Rs 9,383 to Rs 21,500.

The intern doctors claimed that they have been staging a sit-in protest for the past seven days and they were compelled to take the step after their repeated representations to the government failed to elicit a written assurance.

During their protest, they have raised slogans against the administration and organised a Sadbuddhi Yagna, a hunger strike and a blood donation drive. But as no decision was taken on their demands, the agitated students locked the gates of the college and hos...