Resident doctors in Delhi protest outside Banga Bhawan

Delhi resident doctors held a protest outside the Banga Bhawan here on Wednesday holding posters and banners to demand swift justice for a trainee doctor at Kolkatas R G Kar Hospital who was raped and killed in August The doctors held a protest around 6 pm holding banners that read In service of others she gave her lifeThe Resident Doctors Association RDA of AIIMS along with other Delhi RDAs held a candlelight protest at Banga Bhawan demanding justice for their colleague and extending support to protesting medics in Kolkata We stand in unity with our colleagues on hunger strike in Kolkata and urge immediate action from the authorities to ensure justice and safety said Raghunandan Dixit general secretary of RDA AIIMSAnother protester added We have high hopes from the Supreme Court of India and we request all authorities and the government to be sensitive to this matter and show urgency in delivering justice to the daughter of the nation Abhaya The protest was announced by the Joint Delhi Resident Doctors Association RDA Action Committee late on Tuesday nightResident doctors from AIIMS Safdarjung Hospital RML Hospital GTB Hospital Maulana Azad Medical College Lady Hardinge Medical College and other city hospitals joined the demonstration The protest is part of a wider movement that began on August 12 with a panIndia strike against the alleged rape and murder of the trainee doctor and lasted until August 22 It was temporarily suspended after assurances from the Supreme Court that justice would be expedited a statement saidHowever the investigation has stalled with no action taken report ATR shared publicly as was highlighted during a recent Supreme Court hearing it said The case has brought the issue of healthcare worker safety especially for female doctors to the forefront the RDA said We suspended our strike in good faith trusting the process but now we feel betrayed a representative of the Joint Delhi Resident Doctors Association RDA Action Committee saidThe lack of communication and delayed action shows an alarming lack of sensitivity toward our safety concerns the representative said During a hearing on August 20 the Supreme Court established a National Task Force NTF to address safety concerns with an interim report expected within three weeks and a final report within two monthsOver 50 days have since passed without any report prompting outrage among resident doctors who feel their concerns are being ignored the statement said It claimed the West Bengal government has failed to reassure the agitating junior doctors many of whom are on a hunger strike The junior doctors of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have been protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a colleague on August 9 The incident took place when the trainee doctor had gone to sleep in the hospitals seminar room during a breakThe junior doctors went on cease work following the incident They ended their stir after 42 days on September 21 following assurances from the state government to look into their demands However they began a hunger strike at the Dorina Crossing in Dharmatala in the heart of Kolkata on October 5 claiming that the government did not fulfil their demands Some of the demands of the protesters are justice for their colleague immediate removal of Health Secretary N S Nigam and formation of task forces to ensure essential provisions for CCTV oncall rooms and washrooms at their workplacesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever