Junior doctors and others are going to march in Kolkata to condemn the alleged sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital, in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Hunger Strike
In response to the continuing protest against the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor in West Bengal, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) organized a nationally hunger strike on Monday.
The doctors’ union met on Monday and announced that the hunger strike will begin on Wednesday, exactly two months after the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College in West Bengal on August 9.
“We have been in close contact with the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front and are united in our stance,” stated Suvrankar Datta, FAIMA President.
“After etensive deliberation, we have decided to organize a nationwide hunger strike in solidarity with our colleagues in West Bengal,” Datta stated.
Datta further said that the hunger strike is aimed to raise the voices of junior doctors who have been on strike for several weeks, demanding better working conditions, higher safety standards, and other vital reforms.
According to a statement from FAIMA, the doctors’ association has also asked healthcare workers across the country to take part in the walkout to show unity among medical professionals in their fight for fair treatment and better working conditions.
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