Updated On: 15 September, 2024 07:40 AM IST | Kolkata | Agencies
Mamata Banerjee makes surprise visit to protest site, tries to negotiate with doctors who have been on strike for 30 days

Mamata Banerjee has promised that doctors will be arrested under the essential services act. PIC/PTI
Amid the continuing impasse, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday made a surprise visit to the site where the junior doctors were protesting, and assured them that she would look into their demands and take action if anyone was found guilty.
Banerjee assured the protesting doctors that she would not take any action against them because she did not believe in suppressing a democratic movement as “Bengal is not Uttar Pradesh”. However, after she left the site, the agitating doctors said they were not ready to compromise on their demands till discussions were held, indicating no immediate breakthrough in the impasse.