<span style="color: #222222;">Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has condemned the reported incidence of violence against doctors in Kolkata. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, the Minister said, it is necessary and important for the doctors to get a safe work environment in all states. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister said that he will take up this matter with the Chief Ministers so that such incidents can be avoided in the future. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, doctors, are an integral pillar of society and often work under stressful and difficult conditions. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dr Vardhan also urged the doctors to observe restraint so that essential services to the people are not disrupted. He also urged the patients and their caregivers to observe restraint. <br />''<br />''Junior doctors in West Bengal are on a strike since Tuesday after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured at the NRS medical college and hospital in Kolkata.</span>