The West Bengal government has declared that the recent mass resignations by senior doctors from state-run medical colleges and hospitals are not legally acceptable. The resignations are part of protests against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital.
“Mass resignation is not legally valid unless submitted individually,” said Alapan Bandopadhyay, Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a press conference on Saturday. He emphasized that the government will clarify its legal position on this matter.
Around 300 senior doctors, including academic staff, from seven state-run medical institutions have resigned en masse to support protesting junior doctors. They clarified these resignations are token protests. If needed, they will submit individual resignations later.
The junior doctors have been on a hunger strike for eight days. Some are fasting in central Kolkata, while others continue their protest at North Bengal Medical College in Siliguri. Indian Medical Association President R.V. Asokan urged the doctors to end their strike, stressing that “life comes first.”
A senior government official highlighted the formal procedure for state employees to resign, noting that resignations cannot be accepted overnight. The protests continue to escalate despite the state’s legal stance.
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