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'We are satisfied': Bengal doctors agree to call off strike during meeting with Mamata

An assurance to call off the strike came at a meeting Banerjee held with representatives of the striking doctors at the state secretariat.

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'We are satisfied': Bengal doctors agree to call off strike during meeting with Mamata
Junior doctors hold placards during a protest at North Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri on June 16, 2019 (Photo: AFP)
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The protesting doctors in West Bengal on Monday agreed to withdraw their week-long stir after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced steps to scale up security at hospitals.

An assurance to call off the strike came at a meeting Banerjee held with representatives of the striking doctors at the state secretariat.

"We are satisfied with the meeting," a representative of the doctors said, assuring Banerjee that the strike is going to be called off.

A formal announcement on withdrawal of the strike is likely to be made from the epicentre of the protest, the NRS Medical College and Hospital.

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