West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF), the umbrella body of the junior doctors of the state spearheading the movement over the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata
Almost ninety days have elapsed since 9 August rape-murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor happened inside her workplace at R G Kar Medical College Hospital but no justice has been done so far, said protesters.
On Tuesday, Sushil Haldar, a resident of Garia, died at SSKM Hospital after he was allegedly denied admissions in three premier state-run teaching hospitals – SSKM Hospital, Medical College Hospital and N R S Medical college Hospital since Monday night.
CM said the state government will hold elections of the college unions by March 2025 and requested the junior doctors to withdraw their fast unto death.
A delegation of junior doctors will attend the meeting called by theChief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna Sabhaghar tomorrow afternoon.
Junior doctors today have expressed disappointment over the meeting between Trinamul Congress leader Kunal Ghosh and Dr Narayan Bandyopadhyay.
Junior doctors on a fastunto-death at Esplanade today announced they would conduct a Nyay Bichar Yatra (Justice March) from the residence of the junior doctor killed at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital had her home, to Esplanade on Saturday.
As the hunger strike by two junior doctors from North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H) enters its 10th day, with both now in the ICU, two senior doctors from the Federation of Medical Associations (FEMA) joined the protest today, observing a 12-hour token hunger strike.
The fast-unto-death agitation by junior doctors over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital entered the 10th day on Monday.
Anustup, a post-graduate trainee posted with Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, was the first among the six junior doctors from different medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal, who initiated the hunger strike on the evening of October 5.
