India, July 29 -- The standoff over granting Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) registration to Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) doctors holding a Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) intensified on Tuesday after the Maharashtra government deferred a decision, with allopathic and homeopathy associations sticking to their opposing positions and warning of statewide protests.

A high-level meeting chaired by medical education minister Hasan Mushrif ended without any directions to the Maharashtra Medical Council to begin registrations. Instead, the minister told both sides that the government would announce its stand on the issue on Wednesday after examining all legal and administrative aspects.

The registratio...