RG Kar Protest: West Bengal junior doctors end ‘fast-unto-death’ on 16th day after meeting CM Mamata Banerjee

Junior doctors in West Bengal have called off their “fast-unto-death” after 16 days of protest following a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. They also [more...]

| 21 Oct 2024 5:12 PM IST

RG Kar Protest: West Bengal junior doctors end ‘fast-unto-death’ on 16th day after meeting CM Mamata Banerjee

Junior doctors in West Bengal have called off their “fast-unto-death” after 16 days of protest following a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. They also announced the end of their strike across hospitals in the state."We have decided that we will respect the request from the common people who have supported us throughout, we are withdrawing our hunger strike but we will continue the fight," said Debashish Haldar, one of the protesting junior doctors.Notably, this was the first meet between protesting junior doctors and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee that was live streamed.

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