“Call Off Hunger Strike”: Mamata Banerjee Speaks To Doctors After Ultimatum
Taking steps to resolve the impasse with protesting doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to them over the phone on Saturday and urged them to withdraw their fast-unto-death, saying most of their demands had been met and action is also being taken on the remaining ones – barring one. The Trinamool Congress chief also said she would meet the protesting doctors on Monday, but ruled out the removal of health secretary NS Nigam. The protesting junior doctors, some of whom have been on a fast-unto-death in Kolkata’s Esplanade area since October 5, had issued an ultimatum to the West Bengal government threatening a strike across all government and private hospitals on Tuesday… Read More »“Call Off Hunger Strike”: Mamata Banerjee Speaks To Doctors After Ultimatum