Hyderabad, Nov. 6 -- Foreign medical graduates (FMG) in Telangana intensified their protest on Friday, November 6, against the disparity in stipends given to interns.

The protest, along with a relay hunger strike, was organised at the Telangana State Medical Council office at Koti in Hyderabad. On Friday, the strike launched by the FMGs also completed a month.

The primary demand of the interns is parity in stipend payment of Rs 29,792 to match the stipends of the medical students who completed MBBS in Telangana and around India. The protesting interns demanded immediate clearance of all stipend arrears accrued since January 2026 and a guarantee that they will be shielded from punitive actions or arbitrary internship extensions.

The FMG...