Chandigarh, May 21 -- Dubbing the state health department's decision to suspend three senior medical officers (SMOs) and one medical officer (MO) over a low sex ratio "unjust and irrational", Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) on Wednesday urged chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini to intervene and "revoke" suspension orders.

In a letter to the CM, HCMSA president Dr Anil Yadav said the decision to suspend the four doctors was a "hasty step" that has severely demoralised the entire medical fraternity. Dr Yadav stated that one of the suspended doctors was given an award for remarkable contribution in improving sex ratio a few months back.

The health department, on Tuesday, suspending the doctors had said that the "strong...