Junior doctors protesting against the recent rape and murder incident at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital on Friday have given the state government a 24-hour ultimatum to meet their demands, failing which they will go on an indefinite hunger strike.
Even as the Junior doctors called off protests, the Bhartiya Janata party is continuing a torch march across West Bengal, claiming the RG Kar medical hospital rape and murder of a 33-year-old trainee to be a "systematic failure".
As junior doctors in Kolkata continue their protest for the fifth consecutive night at Swasthya Bhawan in the Salt Lake area, Dr Aqeeb said that our protests will continue until justice is delivered.
A suspicious bag was found near the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here on Thursday.
Dog squads and bomb disposal teams reached the spot after they received the information.
"The crisis has to be dealt with properly, which is not happening. One of the reasons for my resignation is that I'm a misfit in politics. The best way of calling attention was the way I did it. If I did not take a step like this and make a request, no one listens in the political party,"Sir
During the hearing, the Supreme Court directed that a senior state home department officer and a senior CISF officer ensure nearby accommodation for all CISF companies and that requisitions and security gadgets be provided by 9 PM.
In the wake of the completion of one month to the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, women in Siliguri lit candles and took the oath to continue the protest until justice is served.
The President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) urged the doctors of modern medicine to return to patient care leaving justice to the Supreme Court of India in connection to the rape and murder incident of the trainee doctor in RG Kar College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Singh was speaking at an event in Thiruvananthapuram where he said that considering the atrocities and crimes against women in the country, despite all the changes, it seems that a lot remains to be done.