West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday met with the junior medical doctors protesting the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at a Kolkata hospital exterior her dwelling. She requested them to hitch talks to resolve the scenario that had sparked nationwide protests.
The assembly between Mamata Banerjee and the protesting medical doctors, who’re upset over the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at RG Kar Medical School and Hospital, didn’t happen for the second time this week attributable to disagreements about recording the dialogue.
Pissed off by the delay, Mamata Banerjee advised the protesting medical doctors ready exterior her dwelling within the rain, “At present, you stated you wished a gathering with me. I agreed and I’ve been ready. Please don’t insult me like this. Earlier, I waited for you for 2 hours, however you did not come.”
The Chief Minister advised the medical doctors to come back inside her home and have a cup of tea in the event that they weren’t keen to fulfill her.
“All of us – the Chief Secretary, the Director Basic of Police (DGP) and the Residence Secretary – are ready for you all. Now we have given you umbrellas in order that you aren’t getting moist (within the rain). Now we have additionally made preparations so that you can sit inside. Please come inside and simply have a tea at the very least in case you do not wish to discuss with me,” Mamata Banerjee stated.
When the protesting medical doctors insisted on recording the assembly, the Chief Minister stated this demand was not talked about within the letter and famous that the matter is at the moment underneath authorized overview.
“Nowhere within the letter, it was talked about that you simply wished the assembly to be livestreamed. However I guarantee you that we’ll file every thing and I’ll present a duplicate to you. I’ll ensure that the video (of the assembly) will not be launched until the Supreme Court docket permits it,” she stated.
She talked about safety considerations about permitting videography and the problem of accommodating so many medical doctors in her dwelling.
“Fifteen of you had been supposed to come back right here however 40 of you’ve got come right here. Can 40 folks be accommodated inside an individual’s home? I’ve made all of the preparations for you, although. I encourage you all to come back inside. When you do not wish to maintain a gathering, then at the very least have some tea,” she stated.
Earlier, Mamata Banerjee unexpectedly visited the medical doctors’ protest at Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake and urged them to return to work quickly. She promised to handle their calls for and referred to as it her “final try” to resolve the disaster. She additionally assured that no motion could be taken in opposition to the medical doctors, stating that “Bengal was not like Uttar Pradesh.”
“I can’t take any motion in opposition to you. This isn’t Uttar Pradesh. That they had carried out the Important Companies Upkeep Act (ESMA) and stopped all kinds of strikes and rallies. However relaxation assured, I can’t do something of that kind. I do know that you simply do noble work,” she had stated.
The medical doctors welcomed Mamata Banerjee’s shock go to to their protest website and had been invited by the Chief Minister to her residence for a gathering at 6 pm.
The medical doctors have been protesting exterior Swasthya Bhavan since Tuesday, demanding higher safety at state-run hospitals and the elimination of prime officers following the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at RG Kar hospital.
On Thursday, a deliberate assembly between the medical doctors and Mamata Banerjee was canceled as a result of the state authorities refused to livestream it. The Chief Minister waited for 2 hours on the state secretariat, Nabanna, however the assembly didn’t happen regardless that the medical doctors arrived.
Mamata Banerjee then stated she was “prepared to surrender her place for the sake of the folks.”
