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‘Protests will not subside’: IMA after SC asks doctors to resume work | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Soon after the Supreme Court ordered the protesting junior doctors to resume their work or face prosecution, the Bengal IMA The unit said it was “disheartened” by the court and CBI proceedings. In a statement, the medical body said the protests “will not subside” and vowed to leave no stone unturned to seek justice.
“We were further disheartened to learn that the Supreme Court has asked the junior doctors, who are at the forefront of this protest, to return to work tomorrow at 5pm,” the medical body said in its statement.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court directed the CBI to submit an updated status report on the investigation by September 16. It also directed the state government to ensure that the CISF personnel posted at the RG Kar Hospital are provided with adequate security arrangements.
However, in a statement, the Bangladeshi chapter of the IMA expressed concern that no measures had been taken to expedite the trial and provide justice to the victim.
“It was also very shocking to see how the young doctors were portrayed as responsible for a few deaths in the hospitals,” the report said. It also said that in no hospital has service provision been completely disrupted by the young doctors’ protest.
As we all know, our junior colleagues are protesting for a speedy and fair trial for the heinous crime against Abhaya (the pseudonym given to the victim) and are also fighting against the health organization so that such crimes and corruption never happen again in the future,” the statement said.
The association also alleged that the CBI had made no significant efforts to ensure speedy justice and criticised the state government for not taking decisive action against the health organisation.
The association pledged its “unconditional” support for the young doctors’ protest, stating: “The IMA assures the entire medical community and the public that the protest will not lose momentum. In fact, it will grow stronger in the coming days and we will leave no stone unturned until justice is achieved.”
“We were further disheartened to learn that the Supreme Court has asked the junior doctors, who are at the forefront of this protest, to return to work tomorrow at 5pm,” the medical body said in its statement.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court directed the CBI to submit an updated status report on the investigation by September 16. It also directed the state government to ensure that the CISF personnel posted at the RG Kar Hospital are provided with adequate security arrangements.
However, in a statement, the Bangladeshi chapter of the IMA expressed concern that no measures had been taken to expedite the trial and provide justice to the victim.
“It was also very shocking to see how the young doctors were portrayed as responsible for a few deaths in the hospitals,” the report said. It also said that in no hospital has service provision been completely disrupted by the young doctors’ protest.
As we all know, our junior colleagues are protesting for a speedy and fair trial for the heinous crime against Abhaya (the pseudonym given to the victim) and are also fighting against the health organization so that such crimes and corruption never happen again in the future,” the statement said.
The association also alleged that the CBI had made no significant efforts to ensure speedy justice and criticised the state government for not taking decisive action against the health organisation.
The association pledged its “unconditional” support for the young doctors’ protest, stating: “The IMA assures the entire medical community and the public that the protest will not lose momentum. In fact, it will grow stronger in the coming days and we will leave no stone unturned until justice is achieved.”
