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Doctors agree to talks with Mamata Banerjee; IMA nation-wide strike today

Doctors said they would meet Banerjee if their community was adequately represented, but set a condition that the discussion should not take place behind closed doors

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Ishita Ayan Dutt Kolkata
Six days after the strike, doctors in Bengal have agreed to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a place of her choice, raising hopes for a breakthrough in the impasse. The meeting is likely to take place on Monday afternoon at Nabanna, the state secretariat. 

This comes as the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the apex doctors’ body, called for a nation-wide strike of non-essential services on Monday. 

Following a meeting, doctors said they would meet Banerjee if their community was adequately represented, but set a condition that the discussion should not take place behind closed doors. Representatives from 14 medical colleges are

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