Most of Kolkata went darkish this night as a mark of protest towards the rape-murder of a younger physician on the RG Kar Medical School. It was additionally a novel show of town’s solidarity with the younger docs who’ve been on a protest because the horrific incident of August 9. That is anticipated to be adopted by a “Reclaim the night time” protest by girls.
Sharp at 9 pm, outstanding landmarks of town, just like the Victoria Memorial and Raj Bhavan, plunged into darkness. Governor CV Ananda Bose additionally switched off the lights at Raj Bhavan to indicate solidarity. “When mild is concern, darkness is pricey,” he stated. Switching off lights at their properties, individuals hit the streets with burning candles.
Giant pockets throughout the state — together with twin metropolis Howrah — additionally witnessed spontaneous protests, with individuals marching with burning torches, candles and even cellphone torches.
Picture credit score: Suparna Chatterjee
In Kolkata, protests had been held at outstanding landmarks together with Shyambazar, Moulali, New City Biswa Bangla Gate, Rashbehari crossing, Behala, Garia, Ballygunge, Hazra crossing and Jadavpur 8B bus stand. On the epicentre – RG Kar Medical School and Hospital – junior and senior docs held a protest which was additionally attended by the lady’s mother and father and different relations.
The Bengal Junior Docs’ Entrance, which had known as for the protest, titled the occasion “Let There Be Gentle, Let There Be Justice”. It was meant to coincide with the second listening to of the case in Supreme Court docket, which was known as off.
Protests had been held in Delhi as effectively. Docs at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and AIIMS carried out a candle-light march.
The protesters say the case be resolved shortly in order that justice would not get delayed any additional.
The docs even have been demanding that KOlkata police chief Vineet Goyal be dismissed. On Monday, Sandip Ghosh, the previous Principal of the RG Kar Medical School and Hospital, received arrested by the CBI in reference to monetary irregularities on the hospital throughout his tenure.
The partially clothed physique of the younger lady was discovered within the hospital’s seminar room on the morning of August 9.
It had created a furore, particularly after it grew to become identified that the mother and father of the lady had been misled about the reason for her dying, the delay in submitting of FIR and the feedback of Sandip Ghosh that the lady shouldn’t have gone alone to the seminar corridor at night time. The protests unfold like wildfire throughout the nation until the Supreme Court docket took discover of the matter.
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