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Kolkata Mamata Government News: 77 senior doctors of Kalyani JNM Hospital in West Bengal have threatened mass resignation demanding justice for the doctor who was raped-murdered at RG Kar Hospital. Apart from this, these doctors have shown solidarity towards the junior doctors sitting on fast unto death.
A total of 77 doctors of JNM have informed the Registrar of West Bengal Health University through email about their decision to stop work from Monday. He cited mental turmoil and inability to work in the current post as the reason behind this decision.
He expressed concern over the state government not making any clear efforts to solve the problems of doctors. It is noteworthy that in the last few days, many doctors of state government-run hospitals have submitted mass resignation letters to the West Bengal government on these issues. The fast unto death of doctors of West Bengal entered its ninth day today. At the same time, people are holding symbolic fasts at various places in the state in support of these fasting doctors.
Three of the doctors sitting on fast unto death have been admitted to the hospital due to ill health. A mob today entered the trauma care department of the state government-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata and thrashed a youth and injured him. After this incident, doctors have expressed concern about the safety in hospitals.
– Bengal BJP announces its full support to the protest of junior doctors
Kolkata: The West Bengal unit of the BJP issued a statement announcing its support to the ongoing protest by junior doctors in the state and appealed to party workers to join the protest. State BJP president and Union minister Sukanta Majmudar, while promising full support to the protesting doctors, alleged that the West Bengal government was going back on the agreement reached at a meeting held in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on September 16 on hospital safety.
– Alternative services closed in hospitals across the country from today: FAIMA
Kolkata: The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA), which represents Resident Doctors Associations (RDAs) across India, has called for closure of elective services in hospitals across the country from tomorrow to support the protest by West Bengal doctors. has announced. This decision was taken after the FAIMA meeting held on Saturday. However, the organizations have asked resident doctors to ensure that emergency services continue 24 hours. FAIMA has further said that it is with the junior doctors of West Bengal.