The Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) Telangana has condemned the physical assault on a junior doctor at Gandhi Hospital by patient attendants. In a statement, the association highlighted the immense pressure junior doctors face while delivering patient care and stressed that such assaults threaten the safety and dignity of healthcare workers, adversely affecting healthcare delivery. HRDA expressed solidarity with the assaulted doctor and called for immediate and strict legal action against the assailants. Furthermore, the association urged the government to enforce the Telangana Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, 2008, which prohibits violence against healthcare workers. HRDA also demanded stronger security measures in hospitals, including improved CCTV surveillance and emergency response systems, along with fast-track investigations into attacks on doctors. The organization emphasized that safeguarding doctors is essential for ensuring uninterrupted healthcare services to the public and called for unity among healthcare professionals to uphold the dignity of the medical profession.