In a significant development, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) has called off its nationwide indefinite strike following a meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday. The strike had started following the horrific rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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- After calling off the strike, FORDA President Aviral Mathur stated, “We just met Union Minister JP Nadda at his residence and presented our reformulated demands to him. He assured us that he would ensure a safe working environment for doctors and that our demands would be addressed in a time-bound manner. A committee will be formed, and we will be a part of it. With all our demands accepted, FORDA is now calling off the strike.”
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- The strike had led to the shutdown of outpatient departments (OPDs), operation theatres, and ward duties across the country, though emergency services continued to function.
- The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take charge of the investigation into the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- The court has instructed the local police to immediately transfer all relevant documents and evidence to the CBI by 10 AM on Wednesday.
- Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has called for a nationwide shutdown of OPD services starting from August 13. Doctors across the country are protesting and have refused to return to work, except for emergency procedures
- The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) announced a nationwide protest on Monday in elective services in hospitals. In a letter to Union Health Minister JP Nadda, FORDA described the Kolkata incident as “perhaps the greatest travesty to have occurred in the history of the resident doctor community”.
- The head of the Chest Department of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been summoned by Kolkata Police to Lalbazar headquarters for questioning on Tuesday at 11 am.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday that the case will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if the police fail to solve it by the coming Sunday (August 18).
- The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) on Monday launched a nationwide strike as they gathered outside various hospitals across the country, demanding justice for the trainee doctor.
- The doctors are demanding a CBI inquiry of the case, a fast-track court and the formation of a committee for the implementation of the Central Protection Act in all hospitals.
- The doctors gathered outside the Lok Nayak Hospital, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi and several hospitals across the country and hurled slogans, demanding justice for the victim.
- The post-graduate trainee doctor was found raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9, which has led to widespread outrage and protests.
