R G Kar

Sukla Sen Post:  https://www.facebook.com/share/p/fZtvD9U3fzZzTnRx/  Evidently, that the case was again going to be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning weighed heavily on the minds of the contending parties.

Mamata Banerjee, just two days back on Saturday, delivered a deadly inswinger by herself visiting the base camp of the agitating Junior Doctors braving the possibility of being heckled and humiliated. So, the Junior Doctors were under pressure to willy-nilly respond.
The tug-of-war, to be sure, continued. In the process, time was, however, running out. 

At the end of this nail-biting battle of nerves, it is the doctors who had to eventually give in. Settle for written minutes-of-meeting signed by both the parties and both the parties duly receiving their respective copies then and there -- which in any case must be the standard practice -- instead of the (spectacular) live-streaming that they were so doggedly insisting on.
In the event, Mamata emerged looking all flexible. An epitome of sweet reasonableness. (Seemingly, could shake off a good part of the huge negativity that she had accumulated since August 9.) Granted almost all the demands, falling within her ambit, with the exception of the one pertaining to the Principal Secretary (ref.: < https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rg-kar-rape-case-major-victory-for-junior-doctors-mamata-banerjee-agrees-to-remove-cp-dme-and-dhs/articleshow/113404203.cms >).
The Junior Doctors extended a tepid welcome to the meeting outcome: <https://x.com/suklasen/status/1836104633577574692>, in the immediate aftermath.
Thereafter, partly as a sort of face-saver and partly as an act of (further) foot-dragging, the Junior Doctors now put forth that they would go back to work and end the current impasse only when the Chief Minister actually implements her promises given on Monday evening (ref.: < https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/agitating-doctors-continue-sit-in-cease-work-await-states-action-on-ground/articleshow/113416058.cms >). Quite interestingly, hours after, before the Supreme Court, they would again significantly revise their stand bringing in fresh new issues and complain that the criminals are still roaming free and, hence, a sense of insecurity makes them desist from going back to work. While giving a vague assurance that a final decision would be taken by (maybe) Wednesday any specific deadline for going back to work was refused to be given. The Court would take up the case again for further hearing only next week. (Ref.: < https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ready-to-return-to-work-but-haunted-by-a-fear-psychosis-west-bengal-doctors-tell-sc/article68652158.ece >.)

What deserves to be specifically noted is that, at this very moment, as regards the ongoing dispute, the Supreme Court is trying to play only the role of a mediator, and not an arbitrator, and that too with a degree of aloofness.

Women Activists and Doctors Reject BJP’s ‘Justice’ in RG Kar Rape and Murder Outcry https://enewsroom.in/rg-kar-rape-and-murder-women-protesters-doctors/
eNewsroom Special: Female protesters vehemently criticized BJP for hijacking their movement, while RG Kar doctors urge CBI to focus on the murder case and call on the President to go beyond lip service

What began as a peaceful, silent demonstration was abruptly disrupted and turned violent following a call from BJP-RSS affiliates. Many student groups, aware of the BJP’s history of escalating peaceful protests into violent spectacles for political gain, had previously cautioned against participating in the August 27 protest organized by the BJP wing,”

 “The recent Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan by the so-called ‘Student Samaj’ has exposed a troubling undercurrent in our society, highlighting deep-seated misogyny, double standards, and political manipulation. A viral video from the protest captured an elderly man, referred to as ‘Kaku,’ hurling the slur ‘Churi Pore Boshe Thakuk Era’ at the Kolkata Police, implying they should ‘wear bangles and sit,’ a phrase used to demean and insult. This phrase, often weaponized during protests, is a stark reminder of how society twists symbols of femininity, like bangles, into markers of cowardice. 

RG Kar Case: Five Critical Questions  Yet to Be Addressed by Mamata Banerjee Govt  https://thewire.in/government/five-critical-questions-for-mamata-banerjee-govt-on-the-rg-kar-hospital-tragedy
On Friday (August 16), chief minister Mamata Banerjee led a rally demanding justice for the doctor  at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last week. The institution is overseen by health minister Mamata Banerjee, while law and order also fall under her purview as she is also the state’s home minister.  These are the same questions protesters on the streets have been asking since the day of the incident. There are also several pressing questions that demand answers from the state government, health department, and police – all directly under her purview.

PUCL Moves High Court Over Rape-Murder Of Trainee Doctor At Kolkata Hospital, Seeks State's Report On Compliance With POSH Norms https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/pucl-approaches-high-court-over-rape-murder-of-trainee-doctor-at-kolkata-hospital-seeks-states-report-on-compliance-with-posh-norms-266922 Srinjoy Das  16 Aug 2024  calls for a court-monitored investigation into the brutal rape and murder and seeks a compliance report on the part of the West Bengal government in implementing the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH), ...According to the plea, the issue of institutional accountability also needs to be highlighted. 

A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya were hearing multiple pleas, including one by the parents of the victim seeking transfer of investigation to an independent agency.

Comment on Whatsapp SG: Most people know this is big corruption racket and she was targeted as she opposed it. It is crucial that all involved including higher authorities must be brought before court...Today was demonstration by doctors in Bombay and all of them were aware of this angle.