The nationwide protests come after the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
More Indian hospitals were disrupted on August 13 as doctors continued nationwide protests against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. Authorities and the media say demonstrations for the deceased 31-year-old gained further momentum from the previous day.Kolkata state officials said emergency services remained suspended in almost all of their government-run hospitals.
And over 8 000 government doctors joined the strikes in the western Maharashtra state, halting all hospital departments except emergency services.“We want a fair inquiry and demand CBI intervention. We are demanding strict action against authorities who tried to conceal evidence related to the case and the resignation of the college principal.”
Doctors in India’s crowded and often squalid government hospitals say they are overworked and underpaid, and sometimes bear the brunt of violence by those angry at inadequate medical services. Medics maintain their workplace environment is unsafe, even after the weekend arrest of a police volunteer in Kolkata for the doctor’s murder.Protesting doctor, Abdul Waqim Khan says, “The principal of the college who made reckless statements about the incident was merely transferred out of the college. We’re demanding his termination, not transfer. We are also demanding the death penalty for the criminal caught in the case.
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