RG Kar rape-murder: No outcome as West Bengal Chief Secretary sppeals to junior doctors to end hunger strike

West Bengal Chief Secretary on Monday urged the agitating junior doctors to withdraw their hunger strike stating that seven of their ten demands have been met, and expressed concern over their health condition.

However, the protest continued even after Chief Secretary Manoj Pant held a meeting with different senior doctors' associations, including the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Monday. Meanwhile, the West Bengal Junior Doctor's Front (WBJDF) held a Raj Bhawan 'abhijaan' (march) on Monday and submitted a deputation to Governor CV Ananda Bose, seeking justice for the deceased doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on August 9.

At least 12 doctors' organisations met the state administration, led by the chief secretary, home secretary and other senior health officials, at the Health Department Swasthya Bhawan. WBJDF members were not present at the meeting even as the fast-unto-death protest taken up by WBJDF at Esplanade entered the tenth day on Monday.


Pant said, "We are looking at the demands with a positive note. We are concerned about the health of the junior doctors and urge them to withdraw the hunger strike."

The doctors said they were not happy with the outcome of the meeting. Four doctors on hunger strike, which include three in Kolkata and one in Siliguri, had to be admitted to hospital following severe deterioration in their medical conditions.

The doctors said they were not happy with the outcome of the meeting. Meanwhile, doctors at different private hospitals in West Bengal observed partial cease-work for 48 hours from Monday.