New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association president Dr R V Asokan on Wednesday urged all doctors to resume work, leaving the job of delivering justice to the Supreme Court who are protesting following the R G Kar rape-murder incident. In a statement, he said the rape and murder of the trainee postgraduate woman doctor at the West Bengal government-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital has moved the nation’s conscience. The IMA Chief said “The anger and frustration of the entire nation is over the fact that she happened to be a budding doctor as well as that she was the only girl child of lower-middle-class parents. The entire nation has adopted her as their daughter.” Dr Asokan said the medical fraternity was “justifiably on the boil” while referring to the protests by doctors across the country.
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the situation and has formed a National Task Force to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other healthcare professionals. The Supreme Court had then said to the doctors ‘Trust us. Justice and medicine shouldn’t stop’. The IMA chief said as citizens of India, the entire medical fraternity should abide by the word of the court. Dr Asokan further said “Patient care and safety is the prime concern of the medical profession. All doctors of modern medicine should return to patient care leaving justice to the Supreme Court.”