Ganesh Kendale
NEW DELHI: The protesting doctors demanding transparent probe in the rape and murder case of the RG Kar medic met with the Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant on Monday. Expressing dissatisfaction with the meeting, the doctors, who are on their 10th day of ‘fast-onto-death’ strike said that it yielded no results.
Pant, however, said that the state government was working on seven out of the 10 demands presented by the doctors.
“Nothing happened, zero results…when our children starve for even one day, we feel disheartened but they don’t have any such feelings, it is clear from their words…it has been 10 days, 4 children (doctors) are in ICU and one more is very sick…we requested them to talk to those protesting doctors but they said they will see, they will need permission…they are being egoistic,” Dr Kaushik, president of West Bengal Doctors’ forum said after the meeting.
He informed that four doctors have been admitted to ICU and another doctor was taken ill.
“We clearly stated that we are working on seven out of the 10 demands following the guidelines of the Supreme Court. For the three remaining demands, they wanted a timeline but we told them that these issues were to be resolved as per the situation in the future, the government can’t give a timeline for these demands,” West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant said.
The doctors also took out a march to Raj Bhavan expressing discontentment over Central Bureau’s investigation in the rape and murder case.
“We cannot accept what the CBI has stated in its charge sheet: only one person was behind the crime. We demand a quick and transparent investigation of the rape and murder of our sister at RG Kar Hospital,” a junior doctor said.
He added that the doctors are likely to submit a memorandum to governor’s office.
