Minister assures security to doctors during duty hours

Tribune News Service

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Faridkot, August 18

Dr Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Security and Development of Women, today held a meeting with over 200 resident doctors of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot who are demanding the nationwide implementation of a strict “Central Protection Act” to safeguard the medical fraternity.

The doctors have suspended all non-essential and elective hospital services since Friday in view of rape-murder of a doctor while on duty in Kolkata. While supporting the protest of the doctors regarding their security and safety during the working hours, Dr Baljit Kaur said the state government would ensure the installation of CCTV cameras and increased police security by deploying women police staff in the hospitals to ensure the security of all doctors, particularly women healthcare staff.

She requested the doctors to resume their duty keeping in view the hardship being faced by the patients due the suspension of work. However, the protesting resident doctors said they would continue with the protest till they were assured security during the working hours in the hospitals.

The doctors alleged that medical fraternity has long been subjected to increasing incidents of assaults in hospitals, particularly in government hospitals across the nation, and the latest incident is a tragic reminder of the grave danger faced by healthcare professionals.

Harbhajan writes to Bengal Guv, CM

Chandigarh: Reacting to the widespread outburst over the Kolkata medic’s rape and murder, Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh on Sunday wrote to the West Bengal Governor and the CM underlining the need to immediately address the “delay in justice”.

“With deep anguish over the delay in justice to the Kolkata rape and murder victim, the incident, which had shaken the conscience of all of us, I have penned a heartfelt plea to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms @MamataOfficial Ji and Hon’ble @BengalGovernor urging them to act swiftly and decisively,” Harbhajan said in a post on X. — TNS