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Protecting safety of doctors and women doctors is a matter of national interest and principle of equality. The nation cannot await another rape for it to take some steps,
Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud said The pain is not political but the pain of the people on social media is being converted into a political slogan and this will not be tolerated. There is no objection to the pain you are expressing on social media and the protest you are doing. You can say anything but the language should be appropriate. It is wrong to spread fake reports, fake audio, fake news about the picture and postmortem report. Do not do this, this is objectionable.”
Speaking at a press conference, party MP Kunal Ghosh said We were trying to explain to them that a law will not make a difference in crimes like rape and murder that we saw in the case of RG Kar Hospital as it is not a case of patient-doctor violence. There already are laws in place under BNS,
The role of the CM in the state of West Bengal is very condemnable. Wherever there is rape she wants to immediately get into contact with the victim’s family, pay them money and say everything is over. Unfortunately, she has fixed a rate card for the rape victims. She attempts to purchase the witnesses, that attempt was also made in this case. The parents of the victim girl firmly refused it because they did not like to be part of the game played by the CM.”
Speaking to news agency ANI, he said There are several resident doctor associations that are active not just in Delhi but in other states and the list of demands vary. One group agrees on measures suggested by us after we meet and decides to call off their strike, but some others then find problems and refuse to call their stir off. This has been going on since the talks began on August 12,
said a senior official from the Union ministry of health and family welfare, asking not to be named At the hospital, there is no safety or protection. At least here, we have police around us, so we can treat patients here. We have no option but to fight for ourselves as nobody is doing anything besides offering us sympathy and assurances."
A doctor sitting on the road to check on patients said We want the CBI to catch the culprits and for the court to impose the maximum punishment. We urge the government to ensure that no such incidents occur in the future. Violence against doctors is increasing, and we want the Act passed to ensure the safety of healthcare workers,
We doctors have been protesting here for eight days, and nothing has changed so far. We will not stop; the strike will continue until the Central Protection Act (CPA) is implemented,
said one of the protesting doctors We are fighting for the safety of female doctors so they can work freely in hospitals again and for justice to the victims." ... We are fighting for the implementation of the safety act. In the past few days, we have seen claims that patients are being ignored, which has disappointed us."
FAIMA president Rohan Krishnan told PTI ... About Monday's protest outside the health ministry, Krishnan said We are now awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court for further direction on this matter,
Our indefinite cease-work and sit-in will continue till our demands are met,
said Dr. Aniket Mahata, a spokesperson for protesting junior doctors at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the incident happened One cannot raise that [female participation] without ensuring safety at the workplace and safety of women in getting to the workplace. That is absolutely critical,
Gopinath said in the interview published on Monday I hope the culprit who is behind my daughter's rape and murder … gets the harshest punishment."
The father called for justice for his daughter In her last conversation around 11:15 p.m., she told her parents to eat dinner, have their medicines and sleep, and assured them that she was okay,
a family member told the media People and friends across the world, all the men and women who are supporting me, are just like my children and I stand with them,
said the father of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata She was aiming for a gold medal in her medical degree. That was her dream."
The woman's aunt told the media This protest is for seeking justice for a female doctor who faced brutality while treating patients for 36 hours at a stretch. It is the 11th day that her body was discovered, but where is the justice? We will continue this stir until we get justice for our sister,
said an agitating doctor at the RG Kar MCH