West Bengal Doctors' Strike Deepens Over Rape-Murder Case
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers to resign as junior doctors demand live-streamed talks and key officials' resignations.
- Protests began after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College on August 9.
- Doctors demand the resignations of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and Health Secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam, among others.
- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to meet the doctors but refuses the demand for live-streamed talks.
- The Supreme Court ordered doctors to return to work, but they continue their strike, citing unmet demands for justice and safety.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the case, including alleged corruption at the hospital.