The youths who were protesting against the incident at RG KAR Medical College on Monday evening said they will continue their protest and strike till West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fulfils all the promises made to them regarding their demands.
The doctors also praised Banerjee’s announcement of sacking Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, calling it a fundamental victory.
“We will continue to strike (stop work) and protest at ‘Swasthya Bhawan’ (Health Department headquarters) till the Chief Minister’s promise is fulfilled,” said a junior doctor protesting over the rape and murder case. We are also awaiting the Supreme Court hearing on RG cess on Tuesday.
Doctor: There is still a long way to go
Junior doctors said they will hold a meeting after the hearing on Tuesday to make further decisions on the strike (lockout) and demonstration. Another junior doctor said: “Our movement was possible only because of the support of the people. After 38 days, the state administration had to bow to our movement. We still have a long way to go to get justice for my sister.” ” ” ” Decision.” ,
Dr Debashish Halder, who participated in the protest, said anything the public wants we can submit to the Prime Minister. Due to the agitation, the CP will be removed. The CM said – DME and DHS will be removed, but corruption happened in the health department, under its aegis, i.e., the chief secretary. They have not been removed yet.
‘There’s been very little discussion about our safety’
He further said that there was some discussion about our security but it is not just limited to CCTVs but there is a culture of threats. There was some discussion about this but we were told that a body will be created under the CS. We are ready to discuss this. There was some discussion about our security but it is not just limited to CCTVs but it depends on the nature of the threats. There was little discussion about this but we were told that a body will be created under the CS. We are ready to speak on this. We will go to the protest site and speak to others. What the Supreme Court says and when these demands are met and when they are translated into action will also be monitored.
The doctors celebrated after Mamata Banerjee’s announcement and addressed the media at ‘Swasthya Bhawan’ after returning from her Kalighat residence where a meeting was held between the chief minister and a delegation of doctors.
Mamta government accepts doctors’ request
Earlier on Monday evening, Banerjee accepted the demands of protesting junior doctors and announced the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner, Director General of Health Services and Director General of Medical Education.
He said the Chief Minister made the announcement after a comprehensive meeting with agitated doctors on August 9 to end the over a month-long stalemate over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital, directing the doctors to give an assurance that the CP will be removed by 4 pm on Tuesday.
No action will be taken against doctors: Mamata Banerjee
The chief minister said the meeting was “positive” and the government had accepted three of the five demands raised by the doctors and called on junior doctors to return to work. “I have called on the agitating doctors to return to work as three of their five demands have been accepted… No action will be taken against the protesting doctors,” he said.
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