Kolkata:
The Mamata Banerjee authorities has prolonged its fifth invitation for talks to junior medical doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a 31-year-old medico at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital. The junior medical doctors have refused to rejoin work until justice is served within the heinous case and a number of other prime officers are shunted out. Earlier conferences between the state authorities and the medical doctors had been known as off resulting from disagreements on a number of points, equivalent to live-streaming.
In an e-mail to the protesting medical doctors, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant mentioned that the medical doctors should resume their duties, as per the Supreme Court docket’s September 9 directive.
“That is the fifth and closing time we’re reaching out to you for a gathering between the Honourable Chief Minister and your delegates. According to 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 by 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 will probably be no stay streaming or videography of the assembly, provided that the matter is sub judice within the highest court docket of the nation. As an alternative, the minutes of the
assembly will probably be recorded and signed by each events,” the e-mail provides.
“The assembly is scheduled for five PM at the moment 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 the moment. We stay up for your optimistic response and a productive and fruitful dialogue,” it says.
Earlier conferences deliberate between the Chief Minister and the junior medical doctors led to dramatic scenes. On September 12, the medical doctors went to the state secretariat Nabanna to satisfy Ms Banerjee, however refused to affix the assembly after they had been advised the proceedings couldn’t be live-streamed. Visuals of Ms Banerjee ready for the junior medical doctors went viral and she or he mentioned she had waited for 2 hours.
One other assembly was deliberate on Saturday after the Chief Minister’s shock go to to the medical doctors’ protest web site on the state well being secretariat. The junior medical doctors reached her residence at 6.45 pm. Once more, the medical doctors’ demand for live-streaming and officers’ refusal proved to be the roadblock. The medicos waited outdoors the Chief Minister’s dwelling within the rain. They demanded that they be allowed to videograph the assembly. The state authorities refused this and mentioned it might report the assembly and the recording can be supplied to the medical doctors later as a result of the matter is sub-judice.
Ms Banerjee got here out and invited the medical doctors inside. “You’ll be able to belief me, I will not mislead you. Even when you don’t attend the assembly, at the least have a cup of tea.” She additionally mentioned the medical doctors are “insulting” her. The medical doctors burdened that they needed the recording. She then mentioned I “can’t settle for all of your calls for”. Later that evening, the medical doctors determined to affix the assembly however state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya and chief secretary Manoj Pant advised them it was too late.