The junior medics also alleged non-cooperation on the part of the Kolkata Police as they were not allowed to set up bio-toilets at the protest site at Dorina Crossing in the Dharmatala area of the city.To maintain transparency, the junior medics have installed CCTV cameras where their colleagues are holding the strike.A large number of people and a few celebrities gathered at the protest site to express solidarity with the agitating doctors.On Friday, the junior doctors had called off their ‘total cease work’, which had crippled healthcare services at state-run medical colleges and hospitals.The protesting doctors emphasised that securing justice for the deceased woman medic remains their foremost priority.They also called for the immediate removal of Health Secretary NS Nigam, as well as accountability for the alleged administrative incompetence and action against corruption in the department.Other demands include the establishment of a centralised referral system for all hospitals and medical colleges in the state, implementation of a bed vacancy monitoring system, and formation of task forces to ensure essential provisions for CCTV, on-call rooms, and washrooms at their workplaces.They are also demanding increased police protection in hospitals, recruitment of permanent women police personnel, and swift filling of vacant positions for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers.The junior doctors went on to cease work following the rape-murder of a fellow medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.They ended their stir after 42 days on September 21 following assurances from the state government to look into their demands.
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