The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court that resident doctors are not performing inpatient and outpatient department work despite partially resuming their duties. This comes amidst continued protests following the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor in August. The court also reprimanded the state government for delays in implementing safety measures at medical facilities and ordered the CBI to share information about suspects still employed at the hospital.
Junior doctors in West Bengal are facing opposition from the state government as they prepare for a convention to discuss their movement for justice for a fellow doctor who was raped and murdered. The government has revoked permission for the convention and is allegedly placing obstacles in their path, leading the doctors to vow to continue their agitation.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a six-hour meeting with protesting doctors and agreed to their demand for the resignation of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal. The move comes after days of protests by doctors demanding action against police brutality following the assault of a junior doctor at NRS Medical College and Hospital.
Junior doctors in West Bengal, protesting the rape and murder of a medical student, have agreed to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after a month of demonstrations. The meeting, scheduled for 5 pm today, aims to address the doctors’ concerns and demands for justice in the case. The doctors have requested transparency, demanding a recorded or live-streamed meeting to ensure their demands are heard and government responses are documented.
During a hearing on the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case, the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, reprimanded a lawyer for raising his voice and disrupting the proceedings. The incident highlighted concerns about the decorum of the court and the ongoing protest by doctors in Kolkata. The court permitted the West Bengal government to take disciplinary action against protesting doctors who refused to return to work.
The Supreme Court of India has expressed its strong concern over the delay in registering the unnatural death of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, who was later found murdered. The court has also assured doctors across the country that they will not face any victimisation for protesting against the incident.
The Supreme Court, hearing the case of the Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape and murder, has urged protesting doctors across India to resume their duties, assuring them of no adverse action. The court stressed the importance of public health and the right to equality for women, urging a swift resolution to the issue.
Doctors in Kolkata are protesting after a post-graduate trainee doctor was found dead at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, demanding the ouster of top officials and a thorough investigation into the rape-murder. They also called for increased workplace security measures.
Doctors and medical students in Mumbai protested on Tuesday, following a nationwide shutdown of OPD services in response to the tragic murder of a doctor in Kolkata. The protest highlighted the history of RG Kar Medical College, a pioneering institution established by Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar, and raised concerns about the appointment of a former principal amidst the ongoing investigation.
