The Bengal junior doctors’ forum protesting against the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case besides demanding overall secured and safe environment for them to work in Government hospitals once again said that they were contemplating resumption of cease work in the wake of repeated attacks on the on-duty doctors and threats issued by the ruling party leaders.

“We have no other way but to return to our cease work as there is no other way to make this Government and the police administration to listen to our woes … despite the horrific incident of rape and murder of our postgraduate colleague and despite the orders to this effect by the Supreme Court the Government hardly seems to have done anything to increase our security in the hospitals,” Dr Kinjal Nanda one of the agitating doctors said after three successive attacks on the junior doctors in three different medical colleges in the past several days.

“Doctors were attacked and injured by the patient parties at Sagar Dutta Medical College a few days ago, then inside the National Medical College — both in Kolkata — yesterday and today at Rampurhat Medical College … our women colleagues are being manhandled … boys and other medical staff beaten up … we are not feeling safe,” said Dr Maity another Junior Doctors’ Forum leader.

“We are thinking in terms of resuming our cease work,” another doctors said adding how “leaders and MLAs are threatening us every day with gheraoing us in the hospitals … one MLA has threatened to take 50,000 men to Behrampore Medic al College … then how can we work … it seems that another Abhaya is waiting to happen,” he said.  A lady doctor reminded how in most of the cases “the women doctors and staff are being threatened with ‘RG Kar like treatment’” adding “how can we work in an atmosphere of fear .., it seems that the entire establishment is conspiring against us … we want to work but we don’t want to die.”

The junior doctors’ ultimatum came close on the heels of the Supreme Court — hearing suo motu the — on Monday rebuking the Bengal Government for the “tardy” progress in installation of CCTVs and construction of toilets and separate resting rooms at medical facilities.”