Expressing its serious concern about the death of the doctor, the apex court warned the West Bengal government that it should not unleash any power on peaceful protestors, who were staging protests on this issue against the police or anyone else.”Let there not be the power of the state be unleashed on them at all,” the apex court said in its order.It also said that a national consensus must be evolved. The others who would be a part of the NTF are Surgeon Vice Admiral R Sarin, Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Dr M Shreenivas, Dr Pratima Murty, Dr Goverdhan Dutt Puri, Dr Saumitra Rawat, Prof Anita Saxena, Head Cardiology, AIIMS Delhi, Prof Pallavi Sapre, Dean Grant Medical College Mumbai, Dr Padma Srivastava, Neurology dept, AIIMS, Ex officio members of the national task force, Cabinet Secretary to govt of India, Home secretary to govt of India, secretary union health ministry, chairperson of the National Medical Commission, president of the national board of examiners.The apex court also directed the CBI to file the status report by August 22 on investigation in the case, when it would take up the matter further.Kapil Sibal, the senior lawyer for the West Bengal government, told the apex court that 37 accused have been arrested and 50 FIRs have been filed in the case.The CJI also in its order recorded that the court was deeply concerned that there is a virtual absence of safe conditions for residents, non-resident doctors and the women doctors who are more vulnerable. The young doctors have to put in long hours, the order noted. “We need to evolve a national consensus for a standard national protocol for safe conditions of work,” he said.”Ultimately, what is equality under the constitution if women cannot be safe in their workplace,” he asked.
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