Thousands of junior doctors in India have continued their protests over the rape and murder of a fellow medic, refusing to call off the demonstrations that have severely disrupted hospital services. The nationwide action, which began nearly a week ago, demands a safer work environment and a prompt criminal investigation.
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Doctors across the country have been protesting and refusing to treat non-emergency patients after the killing of a 31-year-old medic on 9 August. Police say she was raped and murdered at a hospital in Kolkata, where Dr. Moumita was a trainee.
A police volunteer has been arrested and accused of the crime.
Women activists say this incident shows that women in India still face sexual violence, even though stricter laws were introduced after the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi.
The government has asked doctors to return to work while it forms a committee to recommend ways to improve safety for healthcare professionals.
“Our indefinite strike and sit-in will continue until our demands are met,” said Dr. Aniket Mahata, a spokesperson for the protesting junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the incident occurred.
In support of the doctors, thousands of fans from West Bengal’s two largest soccer clubs marched through the streets of Kolkata yesterday evening, chanting “We want justice.”
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Groups representing junior doctors in neighboring Odisha, New Delhi, and Gujarat have also stated that their protests will carry on.
Gita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, told India’s Business Standard daily that improving workplace safety is crucial to increasing the country’s female labor force participation rate, which was 37% in FY2022-23. “You can’t boost female participation without ensuring workplace safety and the safety of women commuting to work. This is absolutely critical,” Gopinath said in an interview published on Monday.
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