Mamata Banerjee

After mass resignations by doctors at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) on Friday, doctors at Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) and North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, Darjeeling have submitted their resignations as well, as per our sources.

80 doctors at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have resigned demanding an apology from the Chief Minister for her remarks.

Mamata Banerjee escalated the ongoing crisis in West Bengal by blaming 'outsiders' and the BJP for the series of protests by medical professionals in the state.

Union Minister for Health, Dr Harshvarshan has appealed to Mamata Banerjee not to turn the issue of Doctors going on strike following violence being unleashed on them as a matter of prestige.

Doctors from all over India are now joining the protest expressing solidarity with their colleagues

Mamata Banerjee's nephew Dr Abesh Banerjee has also joined the protests against Mamata government in solidarity with the protesting doctors

Mamata Banerjee had warned strict action if doctors don't end the strike within 4 hours, but doctors have decided defy her

The doctors' strike in West Bengal has been backed by the doctors in Hyderabad and Delhi who are demanding stringent action against the culprits and safety of doctors.

Welcoming the Governor's initiative, West Bengal BJP unit president Dilip Ghosh said the state government should have taken the initiative

The chain of events that have been initiated in West Bengal since Monday night is truly unprecedented in the recent history of the state.