Kolkata docs have been protesting over the RG Kar incident for over a month now
Kolkata:
The West Bengal authorities has invited docs protesting over the rape and homicide at RG Kar Medical School for a gathering with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 6 pm as we speak. A letter by Chief Secretary Manoj Pant instructed that the delegation of docs assembly the Chief Minister comprise 12-15 members.
Earlier, the protesting docs had mentioned they had been open to a gathering with the Chief Minister. The docs have been protesting outdoors Swasthya Bhawan, the state well being secretariat. Their calls for embody motion towards these responsible within the August 9 rape-murder of a 31-year-old physician, these concerned in an alleged cover-up, and the resignation of high officers, together with the Kolkata Police Commissioner and Well being Secretary.
Physician Aniket Mandal, a consultant of the docs, mentioned they’ve come to know from media reviews that the Chief Minister is able to meet them. “To make clear this, we are going to ship a mail to the CM’s workplace and put ahead our calls for. We need to discuss to the Chief Minister,” he instructed NDTV.
Immediately is the thirty third day of the Kolkata docs’ protest over the rape-murder incident that has shaken the nation. Within the aftermath of the incident, allegations of huge corruption throughout the state healthcare equipment have emerged. Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical School, has been arrested by the CBI in reference to alleged monetary irregularities within the hospital.
The protesting docs are demanding the removing of high officers of the state well being division, together with well being secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam.
Earlier, the state authorities mentioned it had written to the protesters and invited them for a gathering on the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ to discover a method out of the deadlock. However the docs mentioned the mail for the assembly was from the state well being secretary, whose resignation they’re in search of. They termed this “insulting” and objected to the state authorities limiting the variety of protesters attending the assembly to 10.
The docs are defying the Supreme Court docket’s directive to return to responsibility by 5 pm on September 10. The court docket had requested the docs to rejoin responsibility and requested the state authorities to not take any motion towards them.
However the docs have mentioned they might not rejoin work until their calls for are met. They’ve put up sheds, organized followers and meals and water, indicating that they don’t have any plans to again off until their calls for are met.
In addition to the resignation of police commissioner Vineet Goyal and high well being officers, the docs are demanding protected working situations for healthcare workers within the state’s hospitals.
The protests in Kolkata and different components of Bengal have erupted after a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee physician was discovered raped and murdered in a seminar room of RG Kar Medical School and Hospital on August 9. One particular person has been arrested on this connection and the CBI is investigating the matter.