Junior doctors in Kolkata end their hunger strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the RG Kar Medical College case. Seventeen doctors participated, discussing directives with the CM.

Protesting doctors also called off their proposed shutdown in West Bengal health sector from Tuesday till an indefinite period.

The meeting between junior doctors and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took place at the state secretariat, Nabanna, and was streamed live, marking a significant moment in their ongoing protest. Banerjee assured the doctors that many of their concerns regarding safety and working conditions would be addressed,

The junior doctors had been on a ‘fast-unto-death’ since October 5, demanding justice for their colleague from RG Kar Medical College, who was raped and murdered on August 9, along with other demands.

Junior doctors in West Bengal end their hunger strike after meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, responding to public support and health concerns.

Junior doctors in India's eastern city of Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, they said, in response to an appeal by the victim's parents.

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After their meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, protesting junior doctors and those on indefinite hunger strike, have decided to call off their fast unto death. It has been 16 days since the doctors have been on a hunger strike.