RG Kar rape-murder case: Doctors defy SC order to join duty, continue protest for justice

The protesting junior doctors of Kolkata defied the Supreme Court’s directive to affix duties by 5 PM on September 10. The agitating doctors said they'd continue with their ‘cease work’ till their demands were fulfilled and the rape and murder victim of the RG Kar Health facility became given justice.

The Supreme Court had directed the protesting resident doctors to resume work by 5 PM on Tuesday. The Apex court had said no adverse action shall be taken against them on resumption of work.

The court passed the direction after the West Bengal government assured it that no action, including punitive transfers, shall be taken against the protesting doctors on resumption of work.

“We can continue with the cease work as our demands don't appear to be fulfilled. We had asked the state government to position off the Kolkata Police Commissioner, health secretary, director of health services and the director of medical education by 5 PM. We're open to discussion,” surely one of many vital agitating doctors told PTI.

The junior doctors began their ‘cease work’ on August 9, hours after the body of the girl post-graduate trainee became present in the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Health facility.

(With PTI Inputs)