Amid protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the West Bengal government has reshuffled the services of 42 professors and doctors working in various medical colleges and hospitals across the state. The protesting doctors have expressed suspicion of a conspiracy behind the transfers.
Among the 42 professors and doctors whose services have been reshuffled, two professors and doctors from RG Kar Hospital and Medical College are also included. The Health Department of West Bengal has not yet clarified why these transfers have been made.
Dr. Sangeeta Paul and Dr. Supriya Das, posted at RG Kar Hospital, have been transferred and sent to another place. Protester Dr Kinjal Nanda said, “Senior professors, doctors were transferred… people who were supporting our protest were transferred. We have also raised our voice against this move. We don’t know what the conspiracy is.” What was it? The senior professors who were with us from various universities, who were supporting us and our movement, were transferred.
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Was the transfer done for supporting the movement?
Dr. Kinjal further said, ‘We have seen the notification. Madam Prof. Dr. Sangeeta Paul was with us. She came here and supported us but she has been transferred. We don’t know why he was transferred. We want justice. We have raised our voice and we want all kinds of justice for what is happening to us. Dr. Kinjal Nanda expressed suspicion of a conspiracy behind the transfers of professor doctors in West Bengal.
Meanwhile, the protesting doctors at RG Kar have decided to stop work. Meanwhile, the protesting doctors have decided that they will present their own case in the court. He has formed his own legal team which will present its case before the High Court from the next hearing.
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What is the demand of the protesting doctors?
The protesting resident doctors demand that all the culprits be arrested with proper evidence and the CBI issues an official press release confirming the same. A written apology and resignation has also been demanded from the higher authorities (former principal, MSVP, Dean of Student Affairs, Chairman of the Department of Chest Medicine and the Assistant Superintendent who was on duty at RGKMCH that day).
It has been demanded that these officers should be debarred from holding any administrative or official post in any institution for the remaining period of their service. He has sought clarification from Swasthya Bhawan as to why the resignation of the former principal of RGKMCH has not been accepted.