Junior doctors march to Raj Bhavan, slam CBI, demand justice in RG Kar horror

 The protest rally moves from Esplanade, the site of the hunger strike, to the governor’s official residence with cries for justice and common people joining in

Junior doctors at Dorina Crossing on Monday. (Nancy Jaiswal)

Nancy Jaiswal & PTI, Calcutta, 14.10.24 : Bengal’s protesting junior doctors on Monday march towards Raj Bhavan to demand justice in the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hopsital. 

Senior citizens at the rally taken out by Junior doctors. (Nancy Jaiswal)

The junior doctors are joined by common people, including senior citizens and housewives. Several senior doctors also participate, adding their voice to the cry for justice

Junior doctors chanting slogans at Esplanade on Monday. (Nancy Jaiswal)

The doctors who are on a hunger strike for 10 days stay back at Dorina Crossing to continue their protest.

Housewives and working woman at the rally organised by junior doctors on Monday. (Nancy Jaiswal)

"We cannot accept what the CBI has stated in its charge sheet – only one person was behind the crime. We demand a quick and transparent investigation of the rape and murder of our sister at RG Kar Hospital,” PTI quotes Debasish Halder, a junior doctor, as saying. “We are not going to the Raj Bhavan to meet the governor and seek his intervention. But we will be giving out our message to him.”

Rally proceeding towards Raj Bhavan on Monday. (Nancy Jaiswal)

"We cannot accept what the CBI has stated in its charge sheet: only one person was behind the crime. We demand a quick and transparent investigation of the rape and murder of our sister at RG Kar Hospital.

“We are not going to the Raj Bhavan to meet the Governor and seek his intervention. But we will be giving out our message to him," Debasish Halder, one of the junior doctors, told PTI.

“As the governor represents the central government, we will talk to him about the CBI investigation which is not transparent at all and it is clear to everyone,” 

Another protesting doctor tells The Telegraph Online: “CBI representatives have been scolded multiple times by the court for their callousness in the investigation. We want to send this message to the governor for central attention.”

The procession started from Dorina Crossing near Dharmatala where the junior doctors have set up a stage.

Protestors chanting slogans demanding justice for the RG Kar horror. (Nancy Jaiswal)

The junior doctors march to Raj Bhavan, chanting slogans in Bengali, demanding justice and swift action in the RG Kar horror. 

A group of junior doctors from the rally is expected to meet the Bengal governor soon. 

The doctors march receives a boost with many common people participating.

The protests have become larger, reflecting the growing anger and frustration.

The rally is happening even as the Bengal government meets doctors’ associations, apparently to press them to urge the junior medics to withdraw their hunger strike