Doctors Unite: Candlelight Vigil at AIIMS for Justice

Resident doctors at AIIMS held a candlelight vigil to support junior doctors in West Bengal, protesting the murder of a female medic. The protest, under 'Justice for Abhaya', highlights demands for safer workplaces. Other hospitals joined in solidarity with hunger strikes and symbolic gestures.

In a powerful show of solidarity, resident doctors at AIIMS organized a candlelight march on Wednesday evening. This demonstration was held in support of junior doctors in West Bengal, who are protesting the brutal rape and murder of a female colleague.

The march, conducted under the banner 'Justice for Abhaya', saw doctors holding candles and displaying posters calling for increased workplace safety and accountability. Dr. Raghunandan Dixit, General Secretary of the AIIMS Resident Doctors' Association, reiterated their demand for justice from the very first day. He expressed frustration over the slow pace of investigation, describing it as a 'complete system and government failure'.

Concurrently, doctors from Maulana Azad Medical College joined the cause with a symbolic hunger strike, and at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, medics donned black ribbons as a mark of grief and resistance. Protests in Kolkata, which began in response to the horrific incident, have seen junior doctors fasting unto death, gaining support from senior colleagues.

(With inputs from agencies.)