Following a meeting with specialists to protest the rape and murder of their partner, the American state of West Bengal has agreed to remove the police chief from Kolkata.
According to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, two other top officials will be removed, the director of health education and the director of health providers.
Since 9 August, when the body of the 31-year-old girl was discovered at the state-run clinic where she worked, hundreds of young specialists in the condition have been on strike.
The murder sparked a flurry of unrest and concern for Indian health workers ‘ protection.
A governmental agency is currently looking into the situation, which involved a clinic volunteer.
The protesting specialists have voiced five important changes: justice for the sufferer, the removal of older police officers, and enhanced surveillance for health staff, among them.
On Monday, Banerjee announced the state had accepted some of their needs.
At a nightfall press conference following a five-hour meeting with a group of activists, she declared,” The director of Kolkata Police may be removed on Tuesday night and there will be some additional changes.”
The decision has raised hopes for junior doctors resuming work – but protesters have said they would decide their next steps only after the promises made by the government are fulfilled.
The woman’s death has sparked an outpouring of fury, particularly in West Bengal.
Specialists in Kolkata resisted speaking up until all of their expectations are satisfied, as protests slowed down in different parts of India.
A Supreme Court order to return to work, which was passed last year, has been ignored by thousands of them as they have set up camp outside the country’s health department offices.
Prior to the conference, authorities had previously invited the protesters to meet with the chief minister, but the doctors insisted on live-streaming the conference, which the government turned down.
The West Bengal government has been put on the back legs as a result of the demonstrations.
Authorities criticized the local government and police for handling the case improperly, which they have refuted.
According to the state government, 23 persons died as a result of the strike’s failure to use health facilities. However, the physicians who are protesting claim that they have made sure that no adverse effects are experienced by emergency services.
Banerjee stated on Monday that no legal action would be taken against physicians who sat at work without abstaining.