Author I Meghna Rajpal
CM Announces Ex-Gratia
Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that 29 people had died during the more than month-long strike by junior physicians in the state-run hospitals. She also gave a token compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the relatives of each patient who passed away.
Court Turns Down CBI Plea
An officer claimed that a local court in this location denied the CBI's request to do a narcoanalysis test on the primary culprit in the alleged rape and killing of a doctor at the RG Kar hospital on Friday.
Pro-TMC Intellectuals
Concerns about how West Bengal's healthcare system is being impacted by junior doctors' cease work that has been going on for more than a month were voiced by a forum of intellectuals who support the TMC on Friday.
CR Kesavan
Mamata Banerjee came under fire from BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan on Friday, calling for her resignation in the face of continuing demonstrations over the suspected crime at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Kesavan demanded that Banerjee quit immediately.
Derek O'Brien criticises CBI
Derek O'Brien, the leader of the Trinamool Congress, chastised the CBI for taking too long to submit a charge sheet in the rape-murder case at the RG Kar hospital.