In a press release, he stated the rape and murder of the trainee postgraduate girl physician on the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has moved the nation’s conscience.
Amid continued protests by medics following the R G Kar rape-murder incident, Indian Medical Association president Dr R V Asokan on Wednesday urged all doctors to resume work, leaving the job of delivering justice to the Supreme Court.
In a press release, he stated the rape and murder of the trainee postgraduate girl physician on the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has moved the nation’s conscience.
“The anger and frustration of the entire nation is over the fact that she happened to be a budding doctor as well as that she was the only girl child of lower-middle-class parents. The entire nation has adopted her as their daughter,” the IMA chief stated.
Referring to the protests by doctors throughout the nation, Dr Asokan stated the medical fraternity was “justifiably on the boil”.
Resident doctors hit the highway with anger and deep sorrow, he stated including the IMA had additionally known as for withdrawal of medical companies barring emergency care for twenty-four hours.
Subsequently, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the state of affairs and has fashioned a National Task Force to formulate a protocol for guaranteeing the security and safety of doctors and different healthcare professionals.
“The courtroom has stated to the doctors ‘Trust us. Justice and medication should not cease’. The highest courtroom has spoken. As residents of India, all the medical fraternity ought to abide by the phrase of the courtroom.
“Patient care and safety is the prime concern of the medical profession. All doctors of modern medicine should return to patient care leaving justice to the Supreme Court,” Dr Asokan stated.
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