Striking junior doctors hurled abuses at me at hospital: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 13 accused striking junior doctors of city's SSKM Hospital of verbally abusing her during her visit re.

chief minister made allegation hours after her visit to state-run hospital in afteron to take stock of situation in wake of disruption of medical services across state.

She said re were outsiders present among agitating SSKM hospital doctors, who "abused" her.

"I went to emergency section where y could have talked to me, but langu y used when I was re and manner y abused me.. Had somebody else been re in my place, some or action would have followed," Banerjee told a Bengali news channel on June 13 night.

chief minister, however, said she has "forgiven" m considering ir .

"But, I have forgiven m. y can oppose me, y can hurl abuses at me. I don't mind because y are young. I only want m to resume work," she said.

Doctors across West Bengal have gone on a strike in protest against attack on two of ir colleagues at NRS Medical College and Hospital in city by family members of a patient, who died on Monday night.

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Services have been affected over past three days in emergency wards, outdoor facilities and pathological units of many state-run medical colleges and hospitals and a large number of private medical facilities in state, leaving patients in lurch.

Meanwhile, principal and medical superintendent of state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital submitted ir resignations to Medical Education director on June 13 night.

NRS Medical College and Hospital principal, Prof Saibal Mukherjee, and medical Superintendent cum vice-principal, Prof Saurabh Chattopadhyaya submitted ir resignations to Medical Education director for "failing to overcome crisis" at medical institution.

director, Prof Pradip Kumar De had issued a directive to all principals and medical superintendents of medical colleges and hospitals to ensure resumption of rmal patient care services immediately at out patient departments and emergencies.

directive said "action may be taken against those who will obstruct in discharging duties of doctors in OPDs and emergency department."

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