The doctors who are on strike stated that the meeting’s outcome will dictate how the protest develops and that NS Nigam’s dismissal is a necessary prerequisite for finding a solution by meeting Mamta Banerjee.
Junior Physicians Set To Meet With Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
In an attempt to resolve their concerns, protesting junior physicians are set to meet with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the RG Kar rape-murder case.
However, the demonstrators have made it apparent that the conclusion of the meeting will determine how the strike develops. The chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, asked the junior physicians who were on strike to end their fast-unto-death on Saturday, saying that all of their requests had been fulfilled except for the dismissal of the health secretary.
A 45-minute meeting with the chief minister was invited by Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, provided that the doctors put a stop to their hunger strike. However, before the meeting, the physicians have stated that they will not leave the strike.
For the crisis to be resolved, the junior physicians are still demanding that Health Secretary NS Nigam be removed. A spokesman for the doctors who were protesting, Debasish Halder, said that they would not attend the meeting because they were worried about the health of those who were on hunger strike.
Junior physicians have often attended state government meetings, even with little warning, Halder noted, and these discussions have not resulted in a good conclusion.
Banerjee Acknowledges The Physicians’ Right To Protest
Banerjee acknowledged the physicians’ right to protest during a phone call with them on Saturday, but he underlined that it shouldn’t interfere with medical care.
The CM also rejected the call for Nigam’s termination, pointing out that they had already fired the head of medical education and the director of health services and that it would be impracticable to fire every department employee at once. She urged the physicians to put politics aside and get back to work.
“I implore you to end your hunger strike and go back to work.” After that, we may sit down and talk. You need to know what we can and cannot do. Because they have access to government health insurance or Swasthya Sathi, impoverished people are seeking care at private hospitals, which have recorded a 40% increase in revenue, she said.
The rape and murder of a junior physician at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9 sparked protests and caused a great deal of indignation among medical professionals regarding working conditions and safety in healthcare facilities.
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