Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters ninth day
The Hindu
Junior doctors in West Bengal continue hunger strike on ninth day, demanding justice and workplace security after hospital incident.
The hunger strike by junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands following the R.G. Kar hospital incident entered the ninth day on Sunday (October 13, 2024), even as their health parameters continue to decline.
Three of the junior doctors who were observing ‘fast unto death’ in Kolkata and Siliguri have so far been hospitalised after their condition deteriorated.
"Their conditions are worsening but the state administration remains unmoved,” a leader of the agitating Junior Doctors Forum said.
The agitators have been demanding justice for the R.G. Kar hospital victim, immediate removal of Health Secretary N.S. Nigam, workplace security and other measures.
The doctors have urged people to observe "Arandhan" (no cooking) on Sunday (October 13, 2024) to show solidarity and support for their cause.
A large number of people visited the venue of the hunger strike during the past few days when the Durga Puja festivities were on.
The hunger strike followed nearly 50 days of ‘cease work’ in two phases. Their agitation began after an on-duty postgraduate trainee was raped and murdered inside state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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