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Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors reject CM Mamata Banerjee's invite for talks

Updated On: 10 September, 2024 09:45 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent

Taking exception to the 'language of the email', junior doctors agitating over the Kolkata rape-murder on Tuesday rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's invitation for talks at the state secretariat to resolve the impasse over the issue

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Junior doctors holding their stethoscope shout slogans as they sit on a dharna after the police stopped their march towards Swasthya Bhawan in protest over RG Kar Hospital rape and murder incident, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

Junior doctors holding their stethoscope shout slogans as they sit on a dharna after the police stopped their march towards Swasthya Bhawan in protest over RG Kar Hospital rape and murder incident, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

 
Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Tuesday rejected Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee's invitation for talks at the state secretariat, expressing discontent over the "tone" of an email from the government. The doctors are protesting the Kolkata rape-murder incident that took place at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month. 

The state's Health Secretary, N S Nigam, sent an email to the protesting doctors on Tuesday evening, stating, "Your small delegation (maximum 10 persons) may visit 'Nabanna' now to meet government representatives." However, the protesting doctors found the language of the email offensive, reported news agency PTI.

"The language used in the communication is not only disrespectful to us doctors, but it's also highly insensitive. We see no reason to respond to this email," said Dr Debasish Halder, a leader of the protesting doctors, during a sit-in outside the state health department headquarters at 'Swasthya Bhavan' in Salt Lake.

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