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The parents of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will join the protesting doctors at the state-run medical hospital today, a day before the Supreme Court hearing.?
The ceasework by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued on Wednesday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic at RG Kar hospital here last month. Health services remained crippled at most state-run medical facilities due to the ceasework, which has been underway for over three weeks now. Our demand for justice is still unfulfilled. The protests will continue till our sister gets justice and the culprits are brought to book, one of the junior medics said. He said Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has not resigned, too, which was another demand of the agitating doctors. The protesters have alleged inadequate steps by the police during its probe into the August 9 rape-murder of the young doctor, before the investigation was handed over to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court.
The ceasework by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued on Wednesday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic at RG Kar hospital here last month. Health services remained crippled at most state-run medical facilities due to the ceasework, which has been underway for over three weeks now. Our demand for justice is still unfulfilled. The protests will continue till our sister gets justice and the culprits are brought to book, one of the junior medics said. He said Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has not resigned, too, which was another demand of the agitating doctors. The protesters have alleged inadequate steps by the police during its probe into the August 9 rape-murder of the young doctor, before the investigation was handed over to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court.
The West Bengal health department suspended former principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh on Tuesday, a day after the CBI arrested him for alleged financial misconduct. Ghosh was suspended 26 days after the body of an on-duty woman medic, who was allegedly raped and murdered, was found inside the seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Hospital on August 9. "In view of the ongoing criminal investigation against Prof (Dr) Sandip Ghosh, ex-principal, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, he is placed under suspension... with immediate effect," an order said.
On Tuesday, the West Bengal Assembly? unanimously passed the state anti-rape Bill after Opposition lend full support to it.
The proposed amendments to the Bill moved by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, were, however, not accepted by the House
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Kolkata case: Victim's parents to join RG Kar protest on eve of SC hearing
The victim's family will join the protesting junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on Wednesday, just hours before the Supreme Court hears the rape-murder case. The deceased doctor's parents expressed their desire to stand in solidarity with the protesting student are fighting for justice.
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Health services remain in limbo at hospitals in Bengal as doctors continue strike
Healthcare services at state-run hospitals in West Bengal were affected as junior doctors in West Bengal continued their protest on Wednesday. They are demanding justice for a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital last month.
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Central govt should give feedback on Bengal anti-rape law: Samajwadi Party
"Mamata Banerjee has come up with a law. However, the central government should give its feedback on it. Whether they support its implementation in entire country or not. I think they won’t support because they must be facing this fear that the convicts of Bilkis Bano rape case will be hanged," Samajwadi Party Spokesperson Manoj Yadav said today.
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'CM ignored sacred duty': Kiren Rijiju on Mamata govt's anti-rape bill
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of exploiting the doctor's tragic death for political gain, alleging that the chief minister had "failed to act" to prevent the crime. Rijiju's comments followed the unanimous passage of the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024’ by the West Bengal Assembly on September 3. Read here for more details.
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Sharad Pawar pitches for West Bengal-like anti-rape bill in Maharashtra
"Maharashtra should consider replicating the bill passed by the West Bengal assembly. My party supports such a bill...There will be no legislature session in Maharashtra now since assembly polls will be held soon. We will highlight this point in our election campaign and mention it in the poll manifesto as well," NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar stated on Wednesday. The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill, 2024, the state anti-rape bill which seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.?
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Junior doctors in Bengal continue ceasework
The ceasework by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued on Wednesday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic at RG Kar hospital here last month. Health services remained crippled at most state-run medical facilities due to the ceasework, which has been underway for over three weeks now.
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First Published: Sep 04 2024 | 12:01 PM IST
