Junior Doctors' Ceasework Shakes West Bengal's Healthcare System

Junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continue their ceasework in protest of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic at RG Kar Hospital. Despite the ongoing protest for over three weeks, their demands for justice remain unfulfilled, and health services in the region are severely disrupted.

The ceasework by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in West Bengal continued on Wednesday as they protested against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee medic at RG Kar Hospital last month.

The strike has paralyzed health services at most state-run medical facilities for over three weeks. 'Our demand for justice is still unfulfilled. The protests will continue till our sister gets justice and the culprits are brought to book,' said one of the junior medics, also noting that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has yet to resign, another demand of the agitating doctors.

The junior doctors have accused the police of inadequate steps in probing the August 9 incident, leading to its handover to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court. The body of the postgraduate trainee was found in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's seminar room, sparking nationwide outrage. 'We believe many people are being shielded and the truth must come out,' another junior doctor stated. A civic volunteer and the former principal of the institution have already been arrested.

(With inputs from agencies.)