But junior doctors and interns vowed to continue their “ceasework” until their demands for security were met. Director of Medical Education Dr Pradip Kumar Mitra wrote to principal and directors of all medical college hospitals, telling them to resume work immediately. In fact, Firhad Hakim, in a series of tweets, condemned the protests saying: “Doctors are like God to the general masses. “Instead of holding a meeting with junior doctors, the CM has issued a statement of threat. She is responsible for the present health care situation in Bengal,” said Kobiyul Haque, on behalf of Junior Doctors Unity, an association of junior doctors of government medical colleges.

Source: Indian Express June 13, 2019 23:15 UTC