Some Opposition political forces have hatched a conspiracy to attack the protesting junior doctors to defame the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, asserted senior Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday.
Ghosh said that the party has credible information that some Left and ultra Left parties are conspiring to infiltrate into the ranks of the protestors and carry on attacks to defame the TMC government.
The medic’s sit-in outside the state health department headquarters, Swasthya Bhavan, entered the fourth day on Friday.
They are demanding removal of top officials of the department for their alleged involvement in corruption in medical colleges in the state.
Ghosh called for a press conference, where he played an audio clip in which two persons are heard planning to attack the junior doctors on their return from (state secretariat) Nabanna on September 12 night.
NAI has not verified the authenticity of the audio clip.
The medics had gone to Nabanna on September 12 to hold talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the RG Kar impasse.
The meeting, however, did not take place as the state government did not agree to live-streaming the talks as demanded by junior doctors
“The audio clip suggests that some people wanted to attack the junior doctors last night. We have asked the police and security forces to be on alert and ensure that it doesn’t happen,” Ghosh said.
TMC leader added: “We are not against peaceful democratic protests. Our leader, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has repeatedly said she is ready to hold discussions with the junior doctors in an open mind (to solve the impasse).
While most of the agitating doctors are willing to resolve the deadlock and hold discussions in a positive manner, a handful of outsiders from the Left and ultra-Left outfits don't want any solution.”
Ghosh alleged leaders of various political parties, including the CPI(M) and the BJP, are visiting the sit-in site with a political agenda and trying to influence the agitating junior doctors.
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said the Bharatiya Janata Party will not allow anyone to touch junior doctors.
Alleging that the TMC was plotting a conspiracy against the movement, Adhikari said, “If any untoward incident happens, people of Bengal will paralyse the state. Our party workers and supporters will also be among them.”
Meanwhile, Left front launched a march to Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarter) on Friday seeking resignation of Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyal.
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