Kolkata:
The Mamata Banerjee authorities has prolonged its fifth invitation for talks to junior docs protesting over the rape-murder of a 31-year-old medico at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital. The junior docs have refused to rejoin work until justice is served within the heinous case and several other prime officers are shunted out. Earlier conferences between the state authorities and the docs had been referred to as off as a result of disagreements on a number of points, similar to live-streaming.
In an e mail to the protesting docs, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant stated that the docs should resume their duties, as per the Supreme Court docket’s September 9 directive.
“That is the fifth and last time we’re reaching out to you for a gathering between the Honourable Chief Minister and your delegates. In step with our dialogue from the day earlier than, we’re as soon as once more inviting you to a gathering with the Honourable Chief Minister at her Kalighat residence for a dialogue with an open thoughts,” the letter states.
The chief secretary underlined that the assembly can’t be videographed or live-streamed — the purpose on which the sooner assembly fell via on Saturday.
“We belief that good sense will prevail, and as mutually agreed and as per your assertion to the media day earlier than – there might be no reside streaming or videography of the assembly, on condition that the matter is sub judice within the highest courtroom of the nation. As a substitute, the minutes of the
assembly might be recorded and signed by each events,” the e-mail provides.
“The assembly is scheduled for five PM at this time ie sixteenth September 2024 at Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Kalighat residence. The identical delegation which got here for the final discussions is requested to reach on the venue at 4:45 PM at this time. We look ahead to your constructive response and a productive and fruitful dialogue,” it says.
Earlier conferences deliberate between the Chief Minister and the junior docs led to dramatic scenes. On September 12, the docs went to the state secretariat Nabanna to fulfill Ms Banerjee, however refused to hitch the assembly after they had been informed the proceedings couldn’t be live-streamed. Visuals of Ms Banerjee ready for the junior docs went viral and she or he stated she had waited for 2 hours.
One other assembly was deliberate on Saturday after the Chief Minister’s shock go to to the docs’ protest website on the state well being secretariat. The junior docs reached her residence at 6.45 pm. Once more, the docs’ demand for live-streaming and officers’ refusal proved to be the roadblock. The medicos waited exterior the Chief Minister’s residence within the rain. They demanded that they be allowed to videograph the assembly. The state authorities refused this and stated it might document the assembly and the recording could be offered to the docs later as a result of the matter is sub-judice.
Ms Banerjee got here out and invited the docs inside. “You may belief me, I will not mislead you. Even when you don’t attend the assembly, not less than have a cup of tea.” She additionally stated the docs are “insulting” her. The docs harassed that they needed the recording. She then stated I “can not settle for all of your calls for”. Later that evening, the docs determined to hitch the assembly however state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya and chief secretary Manoj Pant informed them it was too late.
