India, June 10 -- The doctors at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, who were protesting against the alleged high-handed behaviour by the state's health minister Vishwajti Rane, on Tuesday decided to call off their planned strike after chief minister Pramod Sawant visited the hospital and agreed with a list of demands, including a protocol to curb "VIP culture" at the state's apex medical facility.

The doctors' demand for an in-person apology at the location where the original humiliation took place was not agreed upon. However, the doctors said they are looking forward to a formal apology officially communicated to them from the minister.

"They placed seven demands before me and after discussing the matter in detail, we have agreed t...