Mamata Banerjee surprisingly visits protesting doctors
Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, unexpectedly visited the junior doctors who were protesting the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. She promised to address their demands and stated that this was her final effort to resolve the crisis. After the doctors were greeted, Mamata Banerjee invited them to her home for a meeting at 6 pm today.
Speaking to the protesting doctors at the agitation site, Mamata Banerjee expressed that she had been unable to sleep due to the medical professionals protesting on the road in the rain following last month’s rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
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She further mentioned that she would not retaliate against the protesting doctors, emphasizing that “West Bengal is different from Uttar Pradesh”.
Doctors on sit-in protest over rape-murder of trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital
The junior doctors have been on a sit-in protest outside Swasthya Bhavan, the state’s health department headquarters, since Tuesday. They are demanding better security at state-run hospitals and the removal of top officials following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
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Mamata urged doctors to stop protest and go back to work
Mamata Banerjee urged the doctors to stop their protest and go back to work, stating, “I came to see you as your ‘didi’ (elder sister) and not as the Chief Minister. I promise to investigate your requests and respond accordingly if someone is proven to be at fault.” The Chief Minister declared, “This will be my final effort to resolve the crisis.”
“On Friday night, there was continuous rain throughout the night. Your sitting here is causing me distress. I have not slept at all for the past 34 nights. I had to stay awake as a guard if you are on the road'” she added. She said that in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) was used to dismantle similar protests.
