Ministry of Home Affairs issues another advisory to West Bengal government, says 'unabated violence matter of deep concern'
Mamata Banerjee
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued another advisory to West Bengal on the ongoing strike by doctors in the state and has sought a report on the matter urgently. The Ministry, in its advisory, said that "unabated violence over the years is evidently a matter of deep concern," news agency ANI reported.
The Central government has also sought a report from the West Bengal government on measures taken to contain political violence and investigate such incidents of violence to bring culprits to book.
In its advisory, the Ministry pointed at the growing number of incidents of election-related, political violence and casualties over 4 years from 2016 to 2019.
Meanwhile, agitating doctors in West Bengal have turned down the invite for a closed-door meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, news agency PTI reported.
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The doctors have, instead, asked Banerjee to visit the NRS Medical College and Hospital for an open discussion to resolve the ongoing impasse.
"We feel highly insecure and apprehensive regarding our representatives' meeting with the chief minister behind closed doors. That is why we are not sending any representatives to the Chief Minister's Office to attend the meeting," said a spokesperson of the joint forum of junior doctors after holding a governing body meeting.
"We humbly request the chief minister to meet all of us at the NRSMCH to discuss and implement all our demands at the earliest," the spokesperson said.
"We are open to a healthy discussion to find a solution to meet our demands. We are deeply concerned about the sufferings of the common people," he added.
Meanwhile, over 300 medical professionals across various state-run medical college and hospitals have resigned from their services.
(With inputs from agencies)
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