Efforts on to malign our fight for justice: Jr docs’ front
Times of India | 29 October 2024
12 Kolkata: In the face of allegations from a section of junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and other state-run hospitals, the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) has countered that their "rivals" had been trying to malign their image and foil the movement for justice.
On Sunday night, the newly formed West Bengal Junior Doctors' Association (WBJDA) put forward their eight demands to chief secretary Manoj Pant. Apart from justice for Abhaya and the safety and security of healthcare professionals, the rest of the demands are different from those the front has already submitted to CM Mamata Banerjee and the CS.
In the mail to the CS, the association brought the allegation of funds irregularities against the front. Shreesh Chakraborty, convener of WBJDA, said: "We informed the CS about the grievous situation that we went through due to politicisation and deviation of the protest from the main issue. We informed him about the WBJDF's financial irregularities, like fundraising in the name of Abhaya. The amount is around Rs 1.7 crore. We want the administration to audit the huge collection of funds by the front."
In response to this allegation, WBJDF Debasish Haldar said on Monday: "We already pointed out that the association was formed to thwart our movement. And now they have resorted to making false allegations like financial irregularities. Let the administration investigate and find whether our front is linked with any such scam."
Other demands put forward by the association include punishment for culprits of crimes committed on campuses of govt hospitals and their participation in college and state-level committees in an equal ratio as that of WBJDF. Pronay Maity, a member of the association, said: "WBJDF has been allotted room no 32 of KB hostel in RG Kar Medical College. We also demand a room to register our organisation officially."