Protests erupted across India after the rape and murder of an apprentice doctor of RG Kar Medical College in West Bengal. The West Bengal police arrested hundreds of protestors on Friday as well. In protest, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a strike across the country.
According to the report of Indian media NDTV, IMA has more than 1 million members. The strike will continue from 6 am on Saturday to 6 am on Sunday. As a result of this, the Union Ministry of Health fears that the health care will be disrupted in the entire country.
The IMA said only the emergency services department will be operational today. Everything else including OPD will be closed. It has been decided not to do any type of surgery today. They demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits as well as stricter security in every hospital like an airport.
Besides providing security to each hospital with CCTV cameras, there has been a demand to increase security, ensure a safe place for doctors to rest.
Earlier, there were farmers’ movement in India for various demands including fair price of crops. This time, a deadlock is being created in the country due to the doctor’s strike. Not only in West Bengal, protests are taking place in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and other big cities demanding justice in the case of the rape and murder of a doctor.
Meanwhile, the victim’s parents suspect that his colleagues may also be involved in the rape and murder of RG Kar’s doctor. They also gave the names of several doctors and interns of the hospital to the CBI. This is reported by the news agency PTI.
On August 9, the body of a female doctor was recovered from the fourth floor seminar hall of the emergency department of RG Kar. He is alleged to have been raped and murdered. So far, one person has been arrested in this case. The CBI is investigating the incident on the orders of the Calcutta High Court.