Kolkata (PTI): Healthcare services across West Bengal were severely impacted as doctors continued their strike on Wednesday, protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor.
Long queues formed at the outpatient departments (OPDs) of government hospitals, where senior doctors joined their junior colleagues in the protest.
“We have no new demands, but it’s clear attempts are being made to protect certain individuals. Construction work has started on the same floor of RG Kar Hospital where our colleague was raped and murdered, tampering with evidence. We see no reason to end our protest,” an agitating doctor told PTI.
The West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors called for a cease work at all governmental and private hospitals in the state. Junior and senior doctors, interns, and house staff wore black armbands and chanted slogans demanding justice for the victim.
“Emergency services are still operational, but unless we protest, the victim will not get justice. We apologize for the inconvenience to patients,” the doctor added.
The junior doctors, who have been demanding a magisterial probe into the case, set a deadline of August 14 for the Kolkata Police to complete their investigation. The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
