Several artists join doctors' protest over NRS issue in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jun 14 (IBNS): In a solidarity with the agitators, several eminent personalities joined the doctors' protest against the attack on junior doctor of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRSMCH), Paribaha Mukhopadhyay, on Thursday evening.
The protest, which took place between NRSMCH and Calcutta Medical College, was joined by veteran film actress Aparna Sen, theatre personality Bibhas Chakraborty, singers Anupam Roy and Rupam Islam.
Interacting with a local news channel, Sen, who has recently criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's impulsive behaviour, said: "The Chief Minister should listen to the doctors. She should also convey her problems to the students. We don't know what is the solution. The Chief Minister should find a solution."
Sen along with actor Kaushik Sen had earlier visited the NRSMCH and stood beside the protesters.
The junior doctors went for an indefinite strike across West Bengal after relatives of Kolkata's Tangra resident 85-year-old Md. Sayeed, whose death at the NRS Hospital prompted cries of medical negligence from them, brought some 200 people to the hospital and beat up junior doctors, seriously wounding Mukhopadhayay on Monday night.
The matter got more complex after Banerjee visited the SSKM Hospital a day ago and lost her cool over the protesters.
Banerjee, amid sloganeering by the agitators, alleged that the protesters are "outsiders". She even sent an ultimatum to the agitators to join work within four hours or else they would face action. However, Banerjee's ultimatum didn't change the situation much.
Several government doctors across the state have already resigned as a protest against the Chief Minister's behaviour. Doctors from Delhi, Mumbai and other cities have also joined the protest against the assault on Mukhopadhyay.
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