BJP Protests in Kolkata Over RG Kar Medical College Case

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organized a protest march in Nag Bazar, Kolkata, against the handling of the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case. West Bengal BJP General Secretary Agnimitra Paul criticized the state government, stating that the Police Commissioner, who was supposed to be expelled, was instead given a new position in the State Task Force.

Paul said, “It’s been one month since the horrific incident but the victim hasn’t got justice. The Chief Minister, the main accused in the case, has been trying to protect those involved in this crime. Among the five demands put forward by the junior doctors, one was to expel the Commissioner of Police. Instead, he has been given a prize posting in the STF.”

Meanwhile, a delegation of junior doctors from the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front met with the Chief Secretary at Nabanna to discuss unresolved demands. Following the meeting, the West Bengal government agreed to some of their demands, including the removal of the police chief of Kolkata and two senior health officials.

The Junior Doctors Front stated, “There have been repeated attempts to politicize our cause, false accusations of seeking positions of power rather than justice, and efforts to create divisions among us through emails, audio clips, and to malign our movement. Yesterday, in a long discussion with the Honorable Chief Minister, our five-point demands were discussed, and some of them were partially fulfilled.”

As a result, Dr. Kaustav Nayak and Dr. Debashis Halder were removed from their posts as Director of Medical Education (DME) and Director of Health Services (DHS) from the Department of Health and Family Welfare. Additionally, Dr. Suparna Dutta and Dr. Swapan Soren were also removed from their positions.

The body of the 31-year-old doctor was found at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, leading to ongoing protests by thousands of junior doctors in the state.