West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that 29 people had died due to the disruption of health services in the state due to protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Mamata Banerjee further announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of those who died due to disruption of medical services.
It is sad and unfortunate that we have lost 29 precious lives due to disruption in health services because of long drawn cease work by junior doctors.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 13, 2024
In order to extend a helping hand to the bereaved families, State Government announces a token financial relief of Rs. 2 lakh…
The Chief Minister had earlier said that her government was committed to holding talks with the protesting doctors and stated that she was “ready to quit her chair” for the sake of justice. The junior doctors have continued their strike despite the Supreme Court directing them to return to work by September 10 evening.
The West Bengal government had written to the doctors for the third time on Thursday and sought a meeting with them to resolve the RG Kar impasse..
The junior doctors had also gone to the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ but the meeting did not take place as the state government did not agree to live-streaming the talks.
The Trinamool Congress chief on Thursday claimed that she waited two hours to meet them but the agitating doctors refused to enter the meeting venue.
“We had a full system to record the meeting. For transparency and accurate documentation of the process… and we were even ready to share the recording with the Supreme Court’s nod. With a case being subjudice, we cannot discuss fine prints of the case like this. That’s why we had a facility to record the proceeding. We also have an open mind about live telecast, but there are some legal bindings as the matter is subjudice,” she said.
A trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and her body was found in a semi-naked state at the hospital’s seminar hall on August 9. This incident sparked a massive protest, with doctors demanding safety at the workplace. For over a month now, the doctors have been protesting, seeking justice for the victim and stronger security measures at hospitals and other medical establishments.
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Source: India Today
