Private and government doctors in Surat will go on a day-long strike on Monday to protest against "regular" attacks on them by the families of patients.

Under the banner of Indian Medical Association (IMA), city-based doctors had handed over a memorandum to the district collector and police commissioner Shivanand Jha a few days ago, alleging that police remain inactive in such cases.

The doctors will remain away from their dispensaries for 12 hours from 8 am, though critical and emergency services will be available. They will take out a rally from Chowk Bazaar.

IMA president Dr V V Parmar said: "In the last six months, three incidents of attack on doctors have been reported. One such incident had led to a premature delivery by a nurse. We have made representations to the state Health Minister Jay Narayan Vyas demanding that a law followed in seven states should also be implemented in Gujarat."