Attack On Indian Doctor's Is An Epitome Of A Cold Blooded Act

Doctors are the angels of god, they have a portion of our life in their hands.

It is said that doctors are second to god on this earth. They are the people who devote their entire life to extenuate other’s suffering. They are a crucial part of the society and are well-advised as life saviors. But when these great people are treated raspingly, it really ruminates how insensate people can be. The assail of two junior doctors at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (NRS Medical College), Kolkata depicts the cold-bloodedness of humans.

The incident took place on 10^th June 2019, when a patient passed away at NRS Medical College and the relatives of the deceased started blaming the doctors for the death. Soon after the death at around 11pm, over 200 people arrived at the college to assault the doctors. Two intern doctors, who were handling the deceased relatives were seriously injured. One of them was admitted to NRS hospital while the lady intern was admitted in an intensive care unit at the Institute of Neuroscience, Kolkata.

Following this inhuman assault of doctors, on 11^th June at least 50 intern junior doctors in Kolkata began protesting and demanding more security for the doctors. The protest continued to five days including the first protest on 11^th June 2019. On 12^th June, the second day of the protest, the agitated intern doctors of NRS College spread out to 13 hospitals and medical colleges in the city, destroying regular medical services and leaving patients without healthcare. The third day of protest was also held at the AIIMS in Delhi, where doctors worked with bandages on their head as symbolic protests. Also, along with security the junior doctors demanded for a public apology from the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee. On 14^th June, doctors of Delhi AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital boycotted their work as per prior announcement.

Maharashtra also participated in the protest with around 4500 resident doctors suspended wards and diagnostic services. There was a protest held by doctors at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad. On the fifth day of protest, around 246 doctors signed their resignations in assorted government hospitals in West Bengal. 15 hospitals in Delhi, including AIIMS issued a 48 hour ultimatum to the West Bengal government. On 17^th June 2019, IMA stated that it will bring a central law for the protection of doctors, after consulting Union Home Minister, Amit Shah and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.