Junior doctors hold a mass meeting at CBI office in Calcutta on October 30, demanding justice for RG Kar’s victim

Calcutta: Within five days of withdrawing from their fast-unto-death, the agitating doctors in West Bengal held a mass convention on Saturday and decided to organize a rally at the CBI office here on October 30, demanding justice for the RG Kar victim .

After the mass convention at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the attending doctors from various state-run medical institutions and civil society representatives and celebrities from the Bengali entertainment industry organized a ‘candle and fire torch’ meeting.

“It’s been over two and a half months since our beloved sister was tortured and murdered and we still don’t know who the real culprit is. Therefore, at today’s mass convention, we have decided to hold a rally in front of the CBI office at CGO Complex on October 30,” said Aniket Mahato, one of the worrying doctors.

The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF) organized the mass convention on Saturday to determine their next step to seek justice for the RG Kar victim and ensure that the state government meets their demands.

Thirty-two forum representatives, civil society representatives and celebrities spoke at the convention, which started on Saturday afternoon and lasted more than six hours.

The participants also discussed the culture of threats allegedly prevalent in several government hospitals, besides the steps that need to be taken to put pressure on the state government to make it comply with their demands.

“We have convened this mass convention to seek justice for our sister, who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital on August 9,” Mahato said.

“The protest started by a few doctors has now taken a huge shape. We wanted to know what happened in the hospital seminar room (where the body was found). We had no idea that this movement would last so long and we would gain the support of so many people,” Debasish Halder, another troubled doctor, said during the program.

On October 21, the agitating trainee doctors ended their fast-to-death, which began on October 5, after meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who assured them that they would look into their demands.

On Saturday, the junior doctors also alleged that attempts had been made to suppress the truth about what led to the rape and murder of the on-duty doctor of RG Kar Hospital and efforts had been made to shield the perpetrators behind the incident.

“We wanted to know what the truth was and that is why we pushed for a magisterial investigation. There have been attempts to suppress the truth. We not only want justice, but we also want to cleanse the system,” said Kinjal Nanda, another agitator. doctor, said.

The ‘shutdown’ initiated by the junior doctors on August 9 after the recovery of the female doctor’s body at RG Kar Hospital lasted for 42 days before the West Bengal government assured them to look into their demands.

Meanwhile, another group of doctors, who have been granted a stay order by the Calcutta High Court regarding their suspension issued by an internal committee allegedly promoting ‘threat culture’ in medical colleges and hospitals, on Saturday called the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Association launched.

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