India, Sept. 18 -- Doctors across Maharashtra went on a 24-hour strike on Thursday to oppose the state government's decision to allow the registration of homeopaths with a certificate in modern pharmacology under the Maharashtra Medical Council.

According to Indian Medical Association (IMA) Maharashtra president Dr. Santosh Kadam, nearly 1.8 lakh allopathic doctors, including those working in private hospitals, joined the strike. While emergency and critical care services continued, outpatient and routine medical services were impacted.

The IMA argued that granting registration to homeopaths who completed the one-year Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) poses a serious risk to patient safety and the overall quality of healt...