Agitating junior doctors continue sit-in, seek another meeting with CM Mamata
The Hindu
Doctors continue sit-in and 'cease work' stir for 40 days, demanding removal of Health Secretary and hospital safety improvements.
Junior doctors continued their 'cease work' stir in hospitals and sit-in near Swasthya Bhavan, the State Health Department headquarters, on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) morning demanding justice for the medic raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital and removal of Health Secretary.
The sit-in agitation outside the Swasthya Bhavan entered its ninth day while the 'cease work' stir in hospitals continued for the 40th day on Wednesday.
"The removal of Health Secretary N S Nigam and the elimination of the threat culture in State-run hospitals are crucial for rebuilding the collapsed healthcare system. We have requested another meeting with the Chief Minister," said one of the protesting doctors from the agitation site.
The removal of the Health Secretary is one of the key points in their five-point demand.
According to a statement issued following the conclusion of their general body meeting, which had started around 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday (September 17) and went on till well past midnight, the protestors called the state's administrative measures "only partial victory" of their movement.
The doctors said they will send an email to Chief Secretary Manoj Pant seeking an appointment with the CM for another meeting later in the day.
They also demanded discussions on the safety and security of doctors inside hospital premises and a thorough rundown on how the government wants to spend the ₹100 crore it has allocated for tightening doctors' safety in State-run hospitals.
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