Bengal Junior doctors refuse to end cease-work

Junior doctors in West Bengal, have been on strike since August 9 following the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate medico at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College Hospital, have decided to continue their agitation despite another appeal from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

According to the PTI report, a member of the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum said they would not withdraw the agitation unless their demands, such as justice for the deceased postgraduate trainee of the RG Kar hospital, were met.