Kolkata Rape case: The IMA on Friday (August 16, 2024) put forth five demands, including a thorough overhaul of resident doctors’ working and living conditions and a Central law to check violence against healthcare professionals at workplaces. General Secretary Anil Kumar J Nayak stated that all members will participate, while only emergency services will remain operational.
The IMA has declared a nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency medical services for 24 hours from 6 a.m. today on August 17, 2024 to protest against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a hospital in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, the Faculty Association of AIIMS (FAIMS), Delhi, has announced that routine OPD and operation theatre services will be suspended on Saturday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at a state-run hospital Kolkata and subsequent vandalism at the facility.
Doctors at the Centre-run hospitals Safdarjung and RML will hold a silent protest march, sporting black ribbons, in solidarity with the protesting doctors.
Earlier, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Associations (FORDA) called off its nationwide strike in protest of Kolkata Rape Case on Tuesday after receiving assurances from Union health minister JP Nadda. FORDA president Aviral Mathur told that after meeting with the minister, they were assured that their demands for a safer working environment would be addressed promptly.
Political Drama Around Kolkata Rape Case
BJP MP Sangeeta Yadav criticized West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, questioning, “What could be a bigger drama than the person in power leading a protest rally?”
Commenting on Banerjee’s rally regarding the RG Kar rape-murder case, Yadav stated that Banerjee should take moral responsibility and resign.
“This is a case involving a woman, and the Chief Minister is also a woman. She should resign and ensure a thorough investigation. The culprits must face the harshest punishment, setting a precedent not just in West Bengal but across the country,” Yadav said.
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