Bambolim, June 10 -- Rudresh Kuttikar, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Goa Medical College and Hospital, who was berated by state health minister Vishwajit Rane, has demanded that Rane must issue a public apology "immediately" in the same casualty department, where the minister allegedly humiliated the senior doctor during an inspection.

Supported by the Goa Association of Resident Doctors (GARD), the doctors have warned to go on strike if the minister fails to apologise. Kuttikar informed that the incident escalated after someone's relative, who came asking for a B12 injection in the emergency department, was invited to visit the outpatient department (OPD) instead.

"We demand that he (Rane) apologise publicly, and the minister should c...