Agitating doctors write to CM Mamata, seeking appointment to resolve R.G. Kar impasse

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal seek live-streamed meeting with CM Banerjee over medic's rape and murder.

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sent an email to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking an appointment to discuss the ongoing impasse arising out of the rape and murder of an on-duty medic at a state-run hospital in Kolkata last month.

“In their mail, the medics mentioned that they were open for a meeting anytime and anywhere, provided that the entire discussion must be streamed live,” a doctor said.

"We have written to the CM madam for a meeting, which could be arranged anytime today or tomorrow and anywhere of her choice. But the meeting should be streamed live," one of the junior doctors told PTI.

He also claimed that the email was sent around 3.50 a.m., but "no response" from the Government has been received so far.

The agitating doctors, who have been demonstrating outside Swathya Bhavan, the State Health Department headquarters, for more than 22 hours, are demanding that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, the State Health Secretary, the Director of Health Education (DHE), and the Director of Health Services (DHS) be removed from their posts.

They also demanded adequate safety and security measures for all women health professionals in the State.

Defying the Supreme Court's directive to join duties by 5 p.m. on September 10, the protesting junior doctors continued with their cease work for the 33rd day on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) to press their demand for justice for the medic who was raped and murdered at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.