GG News Bureau
Kolkata, 11th Sept. Senior BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday encountered a hostile reception from junior doctors who were protesting near Swasthya Bhavan, the headquarters of the health department in Kolkata.
The doctors, who have been staging a sit-in since Tuesday, were voicing their demands for the removal of senior health officials and the Kolkata Police Commissioner. This was in response to the alleged mishandling of the rape and murder case of a doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month.
As Paul approached the protest site, she was met with “go back” slogans from the agitating doctors. Despite the backlash, Paul asserted that her presence was not intended to participate in or politicize the protest.
She claimed she was merely passing through the area on her way to the nearby BJP office and that her route was obstructed due to the ongoing agitation.
“I was not there to participate in the protest or to add a political color to it. I was passing by the area on my way to the BJP office, which is nearby. The roads on both ends of the party office were closed due to the students’ agitation. I support the junior doctors’ protests; I did not go there to join them,” Paul told reporters.
However, some of the protesting doctors accused Paul of attempting to politicize the demonstration. One of them commented, “She was speaking to the media while standing beside the protest venue.
She could have simply passed without making any statement. She was making a political remark, which is why we raised the ‘go back’ slogans.”
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