A post-graduate trainee was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, junior doctors have been on 'cease work' since then
The state's medical community has been on strike since August 9, seeking justice for a junior doctor who was raped and murdered last month at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said he will not share any public platform with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in view of people's outcry over the RG Kar hospital impasse
Dubbing Banerjee's remarks blaming the medics for the impasse as unfortunate, the doctors said their 'cease work' and agitation would continue until their demands are met
Banerjee said, "I apologise to the people of Bengal who expected an end to the RG Kar impasse today. They came to Nabanna but did not sit for the meeting. I request them to go back to work"
Thousands of junior doctors have been staging a sit-in outside Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata, the headquarters of the Health Department, since Tuesday
The doctors have been protesting outside Swathya Bhavan, the state health department headquarters, demanding the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal
'The chief minister is lying... She did offer us money and suggested we create something in memory of my daughter', alleged Kolkata doctor's mother
The father of the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder victim criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's handling of the case. The protesting doctors have also rejected CM's invitation to talks
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The top court on Monday directed the protesting resident doctors to resume work by 5 PM on Tuesday
SC said that as contemplated in the sub-section (3) of Section 50, all the persons summoned are bound to attend in person or through authorised agents as the officer may direct
She clarified that the work was for building retiring rooms and washrooms for doctors, not for obstructing the rape-murder probe of the woman medic
'I have never offered any money to the deceased doctor's family. This is nothing but slander', said Mamata Banerjee
Speaking at an administrative review meeting at the state secretariat- Nabanna, Banerjee also claimed she had never offered money to the deceased doctor's parents
TMC MP Jawhar Sircar said he became increasingly 'disillusioned' with the state government as it seemed 'quite unconcerned' about corruption and 'strong-arm tactics' of a section of leaders
The attitude of the police has been questioned- the matter is before the Supreme Court, to cover up, things keep happening, he added
Bose remarked that the West Bengal government is 'going from wrong to wrong,' emphasising that the public's lack of trust in the system has led to the recent massive protests
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