Junior doctors called off their 17-day hunger strike and shutdown of healthcare services, starting Tuesday, after a two-hour meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday in which she responded to many of their 10-point charter of demands. The truce between the medical fraternity and the state government is a relief, at least for now," said a senior TMC leader in Calcutta. However, although the hunger strike and the threat to paralyse healthcare services have been withdrawn, the RG Kar incident continues to spell major trouble for the TMC regime. "The sight of doctors on a hunger strike in the heart of Calcutta did not send a good message to people of the state. TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said the Opposition was unhappy over the protest ending as it was trying to misuse the doctors' protest to do politics against the ruling party.

Source: The Telegraph October 23, 2024 00:45 UTC