Mamata makes surprise visit to protest site of junior doctors, urges them to return to work

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday made a surprise visit to the site where the junior doctors were protesting, and assured them that she would look into their demands and take action if anyone was found guilty.Addressing the protesting doctors amid chants of ‘we want justice’ outside the Swasthya Bhawan in Salt Lake, Banerjee said she was spending sleepless nights as the medics were agitating on the road amid rains.”I came to meet you as your ‘didi’ not as the chief minister,” she said.”I assure you that I will study your demands and take action if someone is found guilty,” she added, urging the protesting doctors to return to work.She also announced that patient welfare committees of all state-run hospitals were dissolved with immediate effect.



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