Protests continue against Kolkata incident
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The doctors protesting against the murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College have now written a letter to President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the letter, the doctors have demanded intervention to get justice for the deceased doctor and other doctors in the RG Kar case.
The doctors have written in the letter that we put the issue before you as the head of the country. We want that our colleagues who have become victims of crime, get justice. Only after your intervention, the health care professionals under the West Bengal Health Department can be able to discharge their duties towards the public without fear and apprehension.
He wrote that your intervention in difficult times will act as a ray of light for us. Which will show us the way out of darkness. Copies of the four-page letter written by the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front were also sent to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Health Minister JP Nadda. Doctor Aniket Mahato said that the letter was prepared at the beginning of the month and sent on Thursday night.
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It is noteworthy that since the body of the trainee doctor was found in the seminar room of the hospital on August 9, nationwide protests are being held against the incident. The police had arrested Kolkata Police’s civil volunteer Sanjay Roy in this connection. The TMC government and West Bengal Police are in the dock. The Supreme Court is constantly reprimanding them. Seeing the tension increasing, the Calcutta High Court handed over the investigation to the CBI on August 13. Earlier, the Kolkata Police was investigating the case.
Supreme Court asks doctors to return to work
At the same time, after the incident, doctors across the country came out on the streets. This caused problems to the patients. On September 9, the Supreme Court had urged all doctors to return to work by 5 pm on September 10. The apex court had warned that if they continue to remain absent from work, disciplinary action will be taken. However, doctors are still continuously protesting to get justice for the victim. Junior doctors are continuously expressing their protest against the incident. They are demanding justice.