‘It’s been almost a week…’: IMA writes to Mamata Banerjee on doctors’ hunger strike | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to resolve the problems of the West Bengali. junior doctors currently on one hunger strike in Kolkata, adding that it has been a week and “they deserve immediate attention.”
In the letter addressed to the Chief Minister on Thursday, the association said, “It has been almost a week since the young doctors of Bengal have been fighting a fast-to-death battle. The Indian Medical Association supports their legitimate demands. They deserve your immediate attention. The Government of West Bengal is fully capable of meeting all demands,” the letter said.
“Peaceful atmosphere and safety are not a luxury. They are a condition. We appeal to your good self to solve the problems with the young generation (of) doctors as elders and as heads of government,” it added.
The IMA has expressed its support for the “just demands” of the protesting doctors.
“The entire medical fraternity of India is concerned and confident that you could save their lives. If the offices of the Indian Medical Association could be of any assistance, we would be happy to assist,” the IMA said.
Seven trainee doctors are on an indefinite hunger strike, entering the sixth day on Friday, despite the ongoing Durga Puja festivities.

The junior doctors of RG Kar Medical College and the hospital in Kolkata have staged a protest against the alleged rape and murder of their colleague, which took place on August 9.
After the alleged rape and murder incident, the trainee doctors started a protest against ‘stopping work’. After 42 days, on September 21, they concluded their strike based on assurances from the state government to meet their demands.
However, the doctors resumed their protest by holding an indefinite fast at the Dorina Crossing in Dharmatala, located in central Kolkata, on Saturday evening.
The doctors alleged that the government had failed to fulfill the promises previously made to them.
The protesting doctors have put forward several demands, including justice for their colleague, the immediate removal of Health Minister NS Nigam, and the formation of task forces to ensure installation of essential facilities such as CCTV cameras, call rooms and washrooms in the hospitals. their workplaces.