Joining the doctors' strike, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which has 3.5 lakh doctors as its members, has also declared a pan-India strike starting on 17th June from 6 am till 6 am on 18th June.
Doctors across West Bengal have gone on a strike in protest against the insensitivity shown by the state government towards the attacked doctors of NRS Hospital.
The saffron surge in the state was initially sparked by the ongoing demographic invasion but it is the Bengal doctor crisis that has turned out to be the 'Singur Moment' for Mamata Banerjee
The Court had questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata on the steps taken against the accused of the NRS hospital attack and the steps taken to end the doctor's strike.
As Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has gone to war against the doctors in the state, the medical fraternity across the country has hit the streets
After mass resignations by doctors at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) on Friday, doctors at Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) and North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, Darjeeling have submitted their resignations as well, as per our sources.
Mamata Banerjee escalated the ongoing crisis in West Bengal by blaming 'outsiders' and the BJP for the series of protests by medical professionals in the state.