Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday late evening after meeting with the protesting doctors said that in keeping with the demands of the doctors, the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) and DME will be changed.
“Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyal will also be changed by Tuesday 4 pm. Goyal has said in the meeting that he is ready to resign. At 4 pm, Vineet will hand over the responsibility to the new CP. Since the matter is subjudice after the order we will do the needful. Apart from Goyal DC (North) Abhishek Gupta will be changed and there will be several other changes in the police. We have accepted three out of four demands of the doctors. Infrastructure of the hospitals will also be taken care of,” said Mamata.
The Chief Minister once again urged the protesting doctors to resume work so that the common people should not suffer.
“We have a flood like situation. DVC had released waters without informing us. Dengue is playing havoc. People think that doctors are God, so they should resume work at the earliest as I have accepted almost 99 per cent of their demands,"Mamata added.
According to sources, after the meeting it took time to finalize the minutes of the meeting which was signed by both the parties.
According to protesting doctors they will decide upon their decision after a general body meeting with the other protesting doctors protesting near Swasthya Bhawan.
Earlier this day, the chief secretary had sent a mail to the protesting doctors inviting them to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her residence.
“This is the fifth and the final time we are reaching out to you for a meeting between the honourable CM and the delegates. In line with our discussion the day before (Saturday), we are once again inviting you for the meeting with the CM at her Kalighat residence for discussions with an open mind.
The letter also said that ‘live streaming and videography’ won’t be allowed. Only minutes will be given as demanded by the doctors last Saturday when their meeting with CM ‘failed’.
Last Thursday the doctors meeting with the Chief Minister at state secretariat Nabanna also failed after the junior doctors demanded ‘live streaming’.
