Amid protests against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal government has reshuffled the services of 42 professors and doctors working in various medical colleges and hospitals across the state. The protesting doctors have expressed suspicions that a conspiracy was behind the transfers.
Among the 42 professors and doctors whose services have been reshuffled, two professors and doctors from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital are also included. The West Bengal Health Department has not yet clarified why these transfers have been made.
Dr Sangeeta Paul and Dr Supriya Das, posted at RG Kar Hospital, have been transferred and sent elsewhere. Protester Dr Kinjal Nanda said, “Senior professors, doctors… people who were supporting our protest were transferred. We have also raised our voice against this move. We don’t know what the conspiracy is.” Senior professors who were with us from various colleges, who were supporting us and our movement, have been transferred.
Was the move made to support the movement?
Dr Kinjal further said, ‘We have seen the notification. Madam Prof. Dr Sangeeta Paul was with us. She came here and supported us but she has been transferred. We don’t know why she was transferred. We want justice. We have raised our voice and we want all kinds of justice for what is happening to us. Dr Kinjal Nanda expressed suspicions of a conspiracy behind the transfers of medical professors to West Bengal.
Meanwhile, the protesting doctors at RG Kar have decided to stop working. Meanwhile, the protesting doctors have decided that they will file their own case in court. They have formed their own legal team which will present their case before the High Court in the next hearing.
What is the demand of the protesting doctors?
The protesting resident doctors demand that all the culprits be arrested with proper evidence and the CBI issues an official press release confirming the same. A written apology and resignation from the higher authorities (former director, MSVP, Dean of Student Affairs, Chairman of Department of Chest Medicine and the Deputy Superintendent who was on duty at RGKMCH that day) was also demanded.
It has been demanded that these officials be disqualified from holding any administrative or official position in any institution for the remaining period of their service. It has asked Swasthya Bhawan to clarify why the resignation of the former director of RGKMCH has not been accepted.
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