New Delhi [India]: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday termed the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata as barbaric and said that justice should be served.
“Justice should be served to the doctors who are on a strike. What happened with the trainee doctor there was barbaric,” the RJD Chief said in a brief reply to a question regarding the incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The gruesome murder and rape on August 9 sparked nationwide protests by the medical fraternity. They demanded justice for the victim doctor and highlighted the safety issues of women at workplaces.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has declared a 24-hour withdrawal of services on Saturday by all the modern medicine doctors of the country irrespective of the sector and place of work in response to nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a second-year trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College.
Doctors at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi staged a protest march inside the campus on Saturday.
The doctors were seen holding posters and raising slogans of “We want justice”.
IMA Secretary General Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak said they are hopeful that the government will bring the law they are demanding.
“Our junior and resident doctors carried out a maha rally yesterday. 4000-5000 doctors joined it… Everyone is agitated and they are demanding safety. They are demanding CPA, Central Protection Act… We met Union Minister JP Nadda and we will keep meeting other authorities. They are positive but there is nothing concrete from them yet… We are hopeful that they will bring the law that we are demanding,” he said.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has said the rape and murder case is a matter of concern for everyone and a security issue.
He also termed it as a big issue in society and echoed the concern of the general public.
Speaking to reporters in Bhubaneshwar, the Union Minister said, “Because of the incident that happened in West Bengal, the safety of the medical staff is a matter of concern. It is not just about the medical fraternity of the doctors and nurses.”
He added, “This is a nationwide issue. It is a security and a big issue in the society. It is a matter of concern for everyone… The general public is also agitated…”.