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Morning briefing: Kolkata doctors continue strike; Digvijaya Singh slams RSS for allegedly targeting Muslims, and more

Sep 18, 2024 09:28 AM IST

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After the West Bengal government appointed new police commissioner for Kolkata and removed two senior officials of the health department, the agitating junior doctors on Wednesday described their movement a “partial victory” and sought another meeting with the chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The doctors statement said they will continue their cease-work strike until their demands are implemented in a concrete manner by the state government. The decisions were announced after a general body meeting to decide on further course of action after chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that her government has accepted “99%” of junior doctors demands. She also urged them to resume their duties citing strain on the state medical infrastructure. Dig Deeper

Kolkata: Junior doctors after meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, near Swasthya Bhawan in Kolkata, Tuesday early morning, Sept. 17, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_17_2024_000006A)(PTI)
Kolkata: Junior doctors after meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, near Swasthya Bhawan in Kolkata, Tuesday early morning, Sept. 17, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_17_2024_000006A)(PTI)

Joining families of jailed activists, including former JNU scholar Umar Khalid, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said bail is rarely granted when the affected party is Muslim. During a panel discussion organised by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) to mark four years since the arrest of activists from the anti-CAA-NRC protests, Digvijaya Singh criticised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He compared the RSS's alleged targeting of Muslims in India to the persecution of Jews during Hitler’s regime in Germany. Dig Deeper

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That’s all we have at this hour in our morning briefing. Catch you by afternoon.

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