Most of Kolkata went darkish this night as a mark of protest towards the rape-murder of a younger physician on the RG Kar Medical Faculty. It was additionally a novel show of town’s solidarity with the younger docs who’ve been on a protest for the reason that horrific incident of August 9. That is anticipated to be adopted by a “Reclaim the night time” protest by ladies.
Sharp at 9 pm, distinguished landmarks of town, just like the Victoria Memorial and Raj Bhavan, plunged into darkness. Governor CV Ananda Bose additionally switched off the lights at Raj Bhavan to point out solidarity. “When gentle is worry, darkness is pricey,” he mentioned. Switching off lights at their properties, folks hit the streets with burning candles.
Giant pockets throughout the state — together with twin metropolis Howrah — additionally witnessed spontaneous protests, with folks marching with burning torches, candles and even cellphone torches.
Picture credit score: Suparna Chatterjee
In Kolkata, protests have been held at distinguished landmarks together with Shyambazar, Moulali, New City Biswa Bangla Gate, Rashbehari crossing, Behala, Garia, Ballygunge, Hazra crossing and Jadavpur 8B bus stand. On the epicentre – RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital – junior and senior docs held a protest which was additionally attended by the girl’s mother and father and different relations.
The Bengal Junior Medical doctors’ Entrance, which had known as for the protest, titled the occasion “Let There Be Gentle, Let There Be Justice”. It was meant to coincide with the second listening to of the case in Supreme Courtroom, which was known as off.
Protests have been held in Delhi as properly. Medical doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and AIIMS carried out a candle-light march.
The protesters say the case be resolved rapidly in order that justice does not get delayed any additional.
The docs even have been demanding that KOlkata police chief Vineet Goyal be dismissed. On Monday, Sandip Ghosh, the previous Principal of the RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital, bought arrested by the CBI in reference to monetary irregularities on the hospital throughout his tenure.
The partially clothed physique of the younger lady was discovered within the hospital’s seminar room on the morning of August 9.
It had created a furore, particularly after it grew to become recognized that the mother and father of the girl have been misled about the reason for her dying, the delay in submitting of FIR and the feedback of Sandip Ghosh that the girl shouldn’t have gone alone to the seminar corridor at night time. The protests unfold like wildfire throughout the nation until the Supreme Courtroom took discover of the matter.
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