The junior doctors have alleged that Kolkata police denied permission to set up a dais at the protest site and also lathi-charged peaceful protesters.

The "fast-unto-death" protest by junior doctors in West Bengal, demanding justice for the raped and murdered female doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, along with workplace safety,

Kolkata: The 'fast-unto-death' by junior doctors demanding justice for the murdered woman medic of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and workplace safety intensified on Sunday as more healthcare professionals joined the protest.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have gone on indefinite hunger strike, demanding justice from the Mamata Banerjee-led state administration. They stated that their protest would continue until their demands were met on humanitarian grounds,

Junior doctors of the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front sat on a hunger strike as the government failed to meet their demands.Speaking on it, Dr Sayantani, West Bengal Junior Doctors Front, said, “Till the time our demands of justice on humanitarian grounds is not fulfilled,

Junior doctors in West Bengal began their fast unto death protest against the state government accusing it of inaction over their demands. The medics have been protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

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Junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have called off their strike but announced a sit-in hunger protest to commence 24 hours later. While they will resume their duties, it is reportedly said that the doctors plan to continue their protest at the Dharmatala metro channel area,