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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (File photo)
The doctors who have taken to the streets since the rape and murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College have decided to continue their protest despite Banerjee urging them to end the strike
The doctors protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal on Wednesday objected to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s that an “FIR could ruin their future”. The doctors who have taken to the streets since the rape and murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College have decided to continue their protest despite Banerjee urging them to end the strike and return to work.
“I support the junior doctors’ agitation. They are protesting because their colleagues have been raped and murdered. We will not take any action against you, but I appeal to you to join work. The Supreme Court also requested the doctors to join work,” Banerjee said while addressing an event at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress’s student wing.
“The Supreme Court had also appealed to junior doctors to join work. One must remember that the SC said that it was up to the state government to take action. We didn’t take action. If an FIR is filed against you, your future will be ruined. He or she won’t get a passport or visa,” the Chief Minister added.
Responding to Banerjee’s appeal, one of the protesters and a former student of RG Kar Medical College, stated that the Chief Minister’s words sounded like a passive threat.
“It sounds like a passive threat. We have been demanding justice. We still believe our demands haven’t been met. We also want to reiterate that we don’t want any violence and unrest, but we will not get back to work till all our demands are met,” he was quoted as saying by Indian Express.
Union minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar slammed Banerjee for her remarks and alleged that she was trying to threaten the doctors.
“She is threatening doctors. She has lost her mental stability. Or else what does her statement mean? I would like to tell her that however you try, no one fears you in Bengal anymore. If anyone faces any issue, we will provide them legal help,” he said.
