Bengal Junior Doctors End Strike, Emergency Services to Resume

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:52pm on 19 Sep 2024,Thursday India

Junior doctors in West Bengal will end their strike on Friday, with emergency services resuming at state-run hospitals on Saturday. The strike began after the rape and murder of a medical student at RG Kar Medical College. Despite this decision, OPD and surgery services will remain suspended until better security for female staff is provided. The doctors’ protest achieved some goals, like the resignation of the Kolkata Police Commissioner, but they continue to demand the removal of the principal secretary. They vow to keep fighting for justice in the ongoing case.

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