KOLKATA: Junior docs rallying for justice to their raped and murdered colleague at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rebuffed on Wednesday a second emailed invitation for talks with the Bengal govt and set recent phrases, together with a “stay telecast” of the assembly.
The docs’ continued strike in defiance of even Supreme Court docket’s 5pm Tuesday deadline to return to work led senior govt officers to suspect what they termed “political instigation”.
The day had began with a semblance of hope because the junior docs tenting at Swasthya Bhavan, the well being division’s headquarters, since Tuesday night despatched feelers to the government after a common physique assembly.
Previous to this, the West Bengal Junior Medical doctors’ Entrance (WBJDF) wrote an e mail to CM Mamata Banerjee at 3.49am, agreeing to a gathering however setting further situations.
One of many new phrases specified within the mail was to permit a 30-member delegation to take part within the talks. The docs needed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to be current on the assembly.
The government replied to WBJDF’s e mail at 3.23pm, inviting it to a gathering at 6pm with a delegation of 12-15 individuals. Whereas reminding the protesting docs that as law-abiding residents they should observe SC’s return-to-work directive, the state govt stated “any situation (for talks) impedes open dialogue”.
At 5.23pm, one other mail from the affiliation landed in govt’s inbox, mentioning the situations talked about beforehand remained unchanged. The protesting docs have a five-point constitution of calls for.
The need the well being secretary, director of medical training, director of well being providers and Kolkata Police commissioner to resign, apart from a departmental inquiry and disciplinary motion towards hospital’s ex-principal Sandip Ghosh, and DCs of North and Central.
CM Banerjee had waited till 7pm at Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Tuesday for the junior docs to show up. In a closed-door assembly with some industrialists within the night, she expressed angst at “vested pursuits indulging in propaganda towards Bengal”.
The CM stated she had been “versatile” on the problem however was annoyed with junior docs’ refusal to abide by SC’s order to renew work or face disciplinary motion by the state govt.
Chief secretary Manoj Pant stated the government needed to debate with the docs their security considerations. “We can not go for discussions with situations. We have been hopeful however are actually disheartened with this type of response,” he stated. State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya stated the CM had to this point refused to take any step towards the protesting docs regardless of the SC order as a result of she did not need to shut the door. However the state govt is cognisant of authorized provisions, she added.
