Calcutta HC goes tough with Mamata government, asks to mediate with NRS doctors
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): Going tough with the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the ruling dispensation to mediate with the junior doctors protesting against the attack on their mate Paribaha Mukhopadhyay.
The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which was filed by People for Better Treatment (PBT) president Dr. Kunal Saha, against the doctors' indefinite strike. Saha sought the strike should be declared illegal.
But the court asked the state government about the steps taken to provide security to the doctors. It has also sought from the government, which is headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the details of the attack on Mukhopadhyay and the doctors' strike by a week.
The High Court also asked the Banerjee government to find a solution to the crisis which has left several patients deprived of treatments from state-run hospitals across the state since Monday.
Saha also sought adequate compensation for all victims and cancellation of license of all protesting doctors.
The junior doctors went for an indefinite strike across West Bengal after relatives of Kolkata's Tangra resident 85-year-old Md. Sayeed, whose death at the NRS Hospital prompted cries of medical negligence from them, brought some 200 people to the hospital and beat up junior doctors, seriously wounding Mukhopadhayay on Monday night.
The situation worsened after Banerjee visited the SSKM Hospital a day ago and lost her cool over the protesters.
Banerjee, amid sloganeering by the agitators, alleged that the protesters are "outsiders". She even sent an ultimatum to the agitators to join work within four hours or else they would face action. However, Banerjee's ultimatum didn't change the situation much.
Several government doctors across the state have already resigned as a protest against the Chief Minister's behaviour. Doctors from Delhi, Mumbai and other cities have also joined the protest against the assault on Mukhopadhyay.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) also called a strike on Monday to show solidarity with protesting doctors.
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