NEW DELHI: Amid the impasse with the protesting junior doctors, who refused to have talks with the state government without the meeting being telecast live, the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced compensation for families of those who died due to the unavailability of protesting doctors.
Mamata Banerjee said her government would pay Rs 2 lakh to families of each 29 people who died due to lack of treatment, given the protesting doctors’ “cease work” move.
“It is sad and unfortunate that we have lost 29 precious lives due to disruption in health services because of long-drawn cease work by junior doctors,” Banerjee posted on X.
“In order to extend a helping hand to the bereaved families, state government announces a token financial relief of Rs 2 lakh to family members of each deceased person,” she added.
Soon after Mamata announced her decision, the BJP tore into her, calling it a “ploy to break the Junior Doctors’ protest”.
Party’s I-T cell chief Amit Malviya said Mamata must “keep her inflated ego aside” that implement the Centre-backed Ayushman Bharat scheme inserted of state’s Swasthay Sathi Scheme, which Malviya claimed is a “failed” policy and is “not accepted anywhere, even in West Bengal”.
“Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to accept the globally appreciated Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal is directly responsible for every tragic death. The failed Health Minister of West Bengal must resign,” Malviya added.
The junior doctors have been on ‘cease work’ since August 9 when the body of an on-duty postgraduate trainee was found in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. She was allegedly raped and murdered.
Mamata Banerjee said her government would pay Rs 2 lakh to families of each 29 people who died due to lack of treatment, given the protesting doctors’ “cease work” move.
“It is sad and unfortunate that we have lost 29 precious lives due to disruption in health services because of long-drawn cease work by junior doctors,” Banerjee posted on X.
“In order to extend a helping hand to the bereaved families, state government announces a token financial relief of Rs 2 lakh to family members of each deceased person,” she added.
Soon after Mamata announced her decision, the BJP tore into her, calling it a “ploy to break the Junior Doctors’ protest”.
Party’s I-T cell chief Amit Malviya said Mamata must “keep her inflated ego aside” that implement the Centre-backed Ayushman Bharat scheme inserted of state’s Swasthay Sathi Scheme, which Malviya claimed is a “failed” policy and is “not accepted anywhere, even in West Bengal”.
“Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to accept the globally appreciated Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal is directly responsible for every tragic death. The failed Health Minister of West Bengal must resign,” Malviya added.
The junior doctors have been on ‘cease work’ since August 9 when the body of an on-duty postgraduate trainee was found in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. She was allegedly raped and murdered.