Junior Doctors Halt Cease Work, Threaten Hunger Strike for Justice

Junior doctors in West Bengal paused their 'cease work' protest demanding justice for a deceased medic at RG Kar Medical College. They plan to launch a hunger strike if the government fails to meet their demands within 24 hours, which include a disciplinary inquiry and increased hospital protection.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have suspended their 'total cease work' protests but are escalating their demands for justice over the death of a colleague at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The medics threaten to initiate a hunger strike if their demands are not met within a 24-hour window, insisting on the formation of a central inquiry committee to combat 'threat culture' in medical college campuses statewide.

The demands also include the removal of the Health Secretary, improved hospital protection, a centralised referral system, and filling vacant healthcare positions. Their protests have disrupted traffic, and tensions have risen following alleged police aggression at a rally.

(With inputs from agencies.)