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The anger of the doctors at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal is not stopping. Along with six junior doctors, who have been fasting unto death for the last seven days, two more of their colleagues also joined them.
Deepak , KolkataSat, 12 Oct 2024 09:14 AM share
The anger of the doctors at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal is not stopping. Along with six junior doctors, who have been fasting unto death for the last seven days, two more of their colleagues also joined them. They are on strike to demand justice for the victim’s family and other important issues. Parichay Panda of Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan and Alolika Ghorui of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital joined the fast unto death on Saturday. With this, the total number of doctors fasting across the state reached 10. This also includes two doctors from North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri. On the other hand, doctors claim that Mamata government is pressurizing them to end the strike.
Meanwhile, the condition of the fasting doctors has worsened. The doctors present with him said that his health was deteriorating. They are on hunger strike since October 5. Dr. Debashish Halder, one of the protesting doctors, said that he has become very weak. Creatinine in his urine has also increased. Sitting on fast for seven days is definitely having a bad effect on his health, but still it has not weakened his resolve for justice.
Meanwhile, the condition of junior doctor Aniket Mahato, admitted in the Critical Care Unit (CCU) of RG Kar Hospital, remains ‘critical but stable’. A senior doctor said that Mahato is responding to the treatment. His health is improving due to care, but it will take a few more days for him to recover completely. Mahato was fasting unto death since October 6, but when his health deteriorated on Thursday, he was admitted to RG Kar Hospital.
Meanwhile, two junior doctors who were fasting alleged that the police were pressurizing their family members to persuade them to call off the hunger strike. Snigdha Hazra of Kolkata Medical College and Hospital and Alok Verma of North Bengal Medical College said that our family members have called us and requested us to end the fast. Verma said that in the video going viral on social media, police is seen going to Hazra’s house in Bankura on Thursday night.
He said that my mother called me and told that she had received a call from Bengal Police. The police told my mother that my health was deteriorating and requested her to ask me to end my fast. I told them that I would continue the hunger strike and would not listen to them. Senior police officials declined to comment on the matter.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene before the situation worsens. The All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has warned that if any harm is caused to the protesting junior doctors, there will be a ‘complete shutdown’ of medical services across the country.
