Srinagar, Aug 17: The otherwise quiet corridors of Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar reverberated with shock and anger today as doctors and medical students raised their voices against the gruesome rape and murder of a doctor in India’s Kolkata.
The protest on Saturday saw a huge participation by students and faculty members within the premises of GMC Srinagar.
They have also raised the bigger issue of doctors’ safety, especially those who need to put in long hours at work in not-so-easy environments, reported news agency KB.
“We are committed to saving lives, but we are always under the threat of violence, be it in hospitals or outside. This cannot continue. The government should come up with more stringent laws and a safe working environment for all health workers,’’ another GMC student said.
Similar protests erupted in different medical colleges and institutions in the country following the tragic incident in Kolkata.
The IMA has called for nationwide solidarity and demanded that the government take urgent action to ensure doctors’ protection and a stringent punishment for the perpetrator of the crime.
