Kolkata, Sept, 12
A group of agitating junior doctors reached the West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna to hold talks in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the RG Kar hospital impasse.
Escorted by a pilot police vehicle, the delegation reached the secretariat at around 5.25 pm, some 25 minutes past the scheduled time of the meeting.
Sticking to their original demand, 30 medics went to Nabanna instead of 15 as mandated by the state government.
The delegation was seen waiting till 5.45 pm outside Nabanna Sabhaghar, the meeting venue at the secretariat, completing entry formalities for all members of the delegation who were granted access by the government.
Before starting from their sit-in spot outside Swasthya Bhavan, the health department headquarters, the protesters stated they would not settle for anything less than live-streaming of the talks, which had earlier been rejected by the state chief secretary in its latest invitation for the meeting.
