In Kolkata, the protest by doctors which is demanding justice for the trainee woman doctor who was raped and murdered at the premises of RG Kar Hospital on August 9, refuses to die down as they have called for a massive gathering at Dharmatala on Friday afternoon.
The agitating doctors are also scheduled to meet Abhaya’s parents today as they remain firm on demanding justice of the deceased doctor. Meanwhile, the ‘fast unto death’ strike by doctors marks its day seven on Friday after medics started their hunger strike on Saturday, October 5. On Thursday, the West Bengal Police lathicharged the peaceful protesters, turning the strike violent.
The confrontation increased as Mamata Banerjee ’s cops resorted to a lathi charge against junior doctors. It has been two months now since Abhaya, who was on night duty, was brutally raped and murdered and her semi-naked body was recovered in the seminar room of the hospital. As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continues to investigate the case, junior doctors in the Bengal capital are sitting on a ‘fast-unto-death’, seeking Justice for Abhaya.
On Friday, the condition of the doctors deteriorated, prompting his colleagues to admit him to a hospital. Amid the ongoing fast-unto-death by junior doctors, the India Medical Association ( IMA ) has written a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee , requesting her to fulfil the demands of the doctors.
The letter reads, ‘It is almost a week since the young doctors of Bengal are on a fast-unto-death struggle. Indian Medical Association supports their just demands. They deserve your immediate attention. The Government of West Bengal is entirely capable of meeting all the demands. Peaceful ambience and security are not a luxury. They are a prerequisite. We appeal to your good self to settle the issues with the young generation doctors as an elder and the Head of the Government. The entire medical fraternity of India is concerned and trusts you would be able to save their lives. If the offices of the Indian Medical Association could be of any help we would gladly assist’.
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