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Mamata govt offers relief to relatives of deceased ‘due to prolonged stoppage of junior doctors’; BJP calls it ‘trick’ | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amid the standoff with the protesting young doctorswho refused to talk to the state government without the meeting being broadcast live, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced on Friday compensation for the relatives of those who died because protesting doctors were not available.
Mamata Banerjee said her government would pay Rs 200,000 to families of every 29 people who died due to lack of treatment, in view of the protesting doctors.stop working” movement.
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“It is sad and unfortunate that we have lost 29 precious lives due to disruption of health services “due to prolonged work stoppage by junior doctors,” Banerjee posted on X.
“To offer a helping hand to the bereaved families, the state government is announcing a token financial compensation of Rs 200,000 for the family members of each deceased,” she added.
Soon after Mamata announced her decision, the BJP attacked her, calling it a ‘ploy to crush the Junior Doctors’ protest’.
Party’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya said Mamata should “put aside her inflated ego” and implement the Centre-backed Ayushman Bharat scheme, which is part of the state’s Swasthay Sathi scheme. According to Malviya, this is a “failed” policy and is “not accepted anywhere, not even in West Bengal”.
“Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to accept the globally acclaimed Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal is directly responsible for every tragic death. The failed Health Minister of West Bengal must resign,” Malviya added.
The junior doctors have been on strike since August 9, when the body of a serving postgraduate intern was found at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. She was allegedly raped and murdered.
Mamata Banerjee said her government would pay Rs 200,000 to families of every 29 people who died due to lack of treatment, in view of the protesting doctors.stop working” movement.
Also read: ‘Ready to resign’: Mamata Banerjee as deadlock with doctors over RG Kar case continues
“It is sad and unfortunate that we have lost 29 precious lives due to disruption of health services “due to prolonged work stoppage by junior doctors,” Banerjee posted on X.
“To offer a helping hand to the bereaved families, the state government is announcing a token financial compensation of Rs 200,000 for the family members of each deceased,” she added.
Soon after Mamata announced her decision, the BJP attacked her, calling it a ‘ploy to crush the Junior Doctors’ protest’.
Party’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya said Mamata should “put aside her inflated ego” and implement the Centre-backed Ayushman Bharat scheme, which is part of the state’s Swasthay Sathi scheme. According to Malviya, this is a “failed” policy and is “not accepted anywhere, not even in West Bengal”.
“Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to accept the globally acclaimed Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal is directly responsible for every tragic death. The failed Health Minister of West Bengal must resign,” Malviya added.
The junior doctors have been on strike since August 9, when the body of a serving postgraduate intern was found at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. She was allegedly raped and murdered.
