If the employees of AIIMS feel that they have been treated shabbily, they have every right to protest in a dignified way. They can go on hunger strike or go to court as Dr Venugopal has already done. But going on flash strike leading to deaths of patients is unpardonable. Dr Venugopal should have issued a statement asking the staff to do their duty and that he will fight his case himself. Sadly he does not appear to have had that stature.
