Trinamool, BJP blame each other as doctors' strike continues in Bengal

Banerjee maintained that the ongoing agitation, which entered its third day on Thursday, has been purported and supported by 'outsiders'

The ongoing strike of junior doctors in West Bengal at state-run hospitals has become the new point of contention between the ruling TMC and the Opposition, led by the BJP, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying the developments were a result of the national party’s “conspiracy”.
 

To take stock of the protests, Banerjee visited the SSKM Hospital earlier in the day and gave an ultimatum to the agitating doctors to end the strike or face consequences.
 

However, by evening, the deadline for the ultimatum lapsed, 11 doctors from state-run hospitals allegedly resigned in protest, and the agitators continued with the