RG Kar impasse: Tents, fans removed from protest site, junior doctors allege ‘external pressure’ | Latest News India
Junior doctors protesting in front of Swasthya Bhawan, the West Bengal health department’s headquarters, reportedly alleged on Thursday that “external pressure” forced decorators to remove tents, pedestal fans, and bamboo sticks from their protest site, installed to provide some relief during their prolonged agitation. Kolkata: Junior doctors continue their ‘dharna’ against the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder incident, near Swasthya bhawan in Kolkata, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.(PTI) The decorators, who had set up the amenities, were seen dismantling them late on Wednesday night, according to The Indian Express. Protesters expressed suspicion that the move was intended to weaken their morale. “It could be an effort to demoralise us,” a junior doctor was quoted as saying by Express. “but we would like to clearly say that for a protest, we don’t need all this. We can protest from anywhere and in any way possible.” Also Read | TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to Kolkata junior doctors: ‘Should now consider calling of strike’ The protest was sparked by the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor …