West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held the press conference after the deadline of the meeting - 5 PM on Thursday - passed and the protesting doctors did not reach Nabanna for (Secretariate) for the discussion to end the strike.
RG Kar Medical rape and murder case: The agitating junior doctors earlier demanded that a 30-member delegation should be allowed to attend a meeting to resolve the RG Kar hospital impasse in presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
A trainee doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.
The protesting doctor's key demands include immediate action against those responsible for the crime, a thorough investigation into alleged cover-ups, and the resignation of several high-ranking officials, including Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and the state Health Secretary.
Kolkata rape and murder case: The postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered while on duty at the health facility, which triggered a nationwide protest.
From the evening of August 9, after the body of a woman medic was found inside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the junior doctors have started a cease work at all state government hospitals across West Bengal crippling healthcare services.
The Supreme Court had directed the junior doctors to end their 'cease work' and return to duty, after assurance by govt that no action disciplinary would be taken against them. However, agitating doctors defied the order and continued to protest post-SC deadline.
Sandip Ghosh, ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College, has been sent to judicial custody until September 23 by a CBI court. The court's decision follows his involvement in a case regarding financial mismanagement during his time at the institution.
Kolkata rape-murder case: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has denied allegations that she had offered money to the family of the Kolkata rape and murder victim.
The West Bengal government will also hold a state administrative review meeting under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat on Monday to assess infrastructure projects and citizen-centric services.
Governor CV Ananda Bose has instructed CM Mamata Banerjee to hold an emergency cabinet meeting to address public grievances, including allegations against Kolkata Police Commissioner.
According to the witnesses, the spreading blaze engulfed several stalls in no time at the railway station before fire brigade officials doused the fire.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention that the West Bengal Assembly passed an anti-rape Bill on September 3 that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.
The ED on Friday conducted searches at several locations in Kolkata and Howrah, including the house of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital’s former principal Sandip Ghosh, as part of its probe into alleged financial irregularities at the institute.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has referred the anti-rape Bill, passed by the state assembly, to the President for consideration.
The former principal of RG Kar Hospital Sandip Ghosh was asked to go on leave by the state government after the murder of the trainee doctor came to light. The incident has sparked widespread protest in the state including by doctors and the common public.
The CBI investigation into the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case has entered the final stage, sources said, adding that the DNA of the accused has matched with that of the deceased.
The West Bengal Assembly passed an anti-rape Bill on September 3 that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.
The former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was arrested by the CBI over allegations of financial irregularities. The suspension of Dr. Biswas follows this arrest as part of the ongoing investigation into the financial misconduct at the institution.
Suvendu Adhikari alleged that Mamata Banerjee's people were saying that the renovation order (of the room near the seminar hall of RG Kar Hospital) was given to PWD before August 9 but it has come to light that the order was received on August 10.
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