An intense outrage and protest rally by medical students was taken to Kolkata after a young doctor was raped and killed brutally. The doctors, the medical students and anyone in the medical line have come together demanding justice and security in practice. This sad event has not only created distress in the state but also unveiled the rising cases of violence against healthcare professionals in India.
Outrage Across Medical Colleges
Such incidents shake the medical community; no one expected that a doctor could be assaulted and murdered. But students and faculty from several medical colleges, alive in different parts of West Bengal, have hit the streets to show their wrath and sorrow.
However, the legal demands for Justice and Safety can still be made based on the following:-
That is why, the protesters are calling for the authorities to act without delay and punish the culprits of the vile act. They are also calling on the government to enact and enforce even tighter policies and measures for the protection of the healthcare workers as the latter continue to experience acts of violence while performing their duties. Nowadays, the problem of security in hospitals and clinics has become acute since doctors and staff members can become targets of robbery.
The Problem of Violence Against the Health Care Workers
Violence against doctors and healthcare workers is not uncommon in India, and this sad event is also a part of such terrible processes. Over the past few years, the media has featured numerous reports of doctors, nurses, specialists, and other employees of health facilities being attacked, almost always by angry patients’ kin or other people bottled up with hate for the healthcare system. The case of Kolkata has once again sparked debates on the necessity of implementing changes in the Structure to safeguard employees who are on the frontline of treating patients.
Government’s action plan and future steps
A situation that has put immense pressure on the West Bengal government to come up with the right measures to cope with the calamities. The government has, according to the protests, promised to investigate the matter and make sure that the perpetrators are brought to book. At the same time, medical professionals are urging for the prevention of such incidents in the future with better security in hospitals and changes in laws to protect doctors and other medical employees.
Conclusion
The horrible incident of rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata not only caused a great loss to the family and friends of the victim but also gave rise to making society safer for women. The strikes in the medical colleges of West Bengal depict that now none of the medical fraternity is willing to bear this violence happening to them. In this instance, the public should be called to further increase the demand for justice to facilitate the transformation from this tragic occurrence into a reform that will safeguard as well as pay tribute to the lives of selfless caregivers.