Union minister of health and family welfare Harsh Vardhan on Friday appealed to chief minister Mamata Banerjee to personally intervene and resolve the impasse in hospitals because of the agitation by junior doctors. The Union minister wrote to the chief minister urging her to provide a “secure working environment to doctors” in Bengal. Harsh Vardhan expressed concern that the agitation was not “heading towards a resolution”. Strong action against any person who assaults them must be ensured,” the Union minister wrote to Mamata. This has caused severe hardship to patients who came for treatment leading to adversely affected healthcare services in the country,” Harsh Vardhan wrote.

Source: The Telegraph June 14, 2019 19:52 UTC