Kolkata: one day later Supreme Court Recognizing that doctors must perform essential work including duties in both in-patient and out-patient departments, junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their agitation on Tuesday.work stopped completely‘ Demands were made that the state government should pay attention to various issues including the need for increased security in hospitals. The doctors held a meeting of the governing body almost all night before announcing their decision to go on indefinite and complete ‘work strike’ from Tuesday morning.
Doctors partially returned to their duties in government hospitals on September 21 after 42 days of protests. They were on a ‘work bandh’ movement against the rape and murder of an on-duty female doctor. RG Kar Medical College And hospital on 9 August.
“We do not see any positive approach from the state government to meet our demands for safety and security. Today is the 52nd day of the protest and we are still being attacked. Other promises made during the meetings No effort has been made to complete it.” Aniket Mahato, one of the agitating junior doctors, told PTI, “Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In the current situation, we have no option left but to completely stop work from today.”
“Until we see clear action from the state government on these demands, the ‘work bandh’ will continue,” he said.
Health services in all government medical colleges and hospitals collapsed due to ‘complete work strike’ on Tuesday.
A health department official said senior doctors have been deployed in IPD, OPD and emergency services to deal with the situation.
A statement issued by junior doctors called for a march from College Square to Esplanade in central Kolkata on Wednesday and invited people from all walks of life to join.
He also expressed disappointment over the “slow pace” of the CBI investigation into the rape-murder of the RG Kar Hospital doctor.
“…we realized how slow the CBI investigation is. We have seen many times before that the CBI is unable to reach any conclusion, thereby allowing the real culprits of such incidents to go free due to the delay in filing charges “The court has instead merely postponed the hearing and reduced the actual length of the proceedings. We are disappointed and angered by this lengthy judicial process,” the statement said.
The protesters said that justice for the deceased doctor remains their priority demand and it should be met immediately without any delay through the lengthy judicial process.
Among nine other demands, the doctors demanded the immediate removal of the Health Secretary from his post and the Health Department to take responsibility for administrative inefficiency and corruption.
He also sought setting up of a task force to ensure necessary arrangements for CCTV, on-call rooms and washrooms, besides setting up a digital bed vacancy monitoring system in all hospitals and medical colleges of the state, besides setting up a centralized referral system.
He stressed on tightening police security in hospitals, recruitment of permanent women police personnel and immediate filling of all vacant posts of doctors, nurses and health workers.
He demanded, “Student council elections should be held immediately in every medical college. All colleges should recognize Resident Doctors Association (RDA). And elected representation of students and junior doctors in all committees managing colleges and hospitals.” Must be ensured.”
Junior doctors said the corruption and lawlessness prevalent in the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) and the West Bengal Health Recruitment Board (WBHRB) should be immediately investigated.
“Our protest must continue to ensure justice for our deceased sister, a healthy, people-oriented, fear-free healthcare system and above all, to eliminate the politics of fear from the society,” the statement said.
Supreme Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over “slow” progress West Bengal Government Directed the state government to complete the ongoing work for installation of CCTV and construction of toilets and separate rest rooms in government medical colleges by October 15.
The top court was hearing a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra said that no part of the work done by the state government is above 50 per cent.
On the issue of doctors’ protest, the West Bengal government told the bench that the resident doctors are not working in the in-patient department and out-patient department. This argument was opposed by senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the resident doctors, who said they were performing all essential and emergency services.
