West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (September 12), addressing the media, reportedly said that she is "willing to resign" amid the prevailing deadlock over talks with protesting doctors.
The junior doctors have been protesting against the brutal rape-murder case of a woman trainee doctor on August 9 at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.
Mamata is reported to have said, "In the interest of people, I am willing to resign."
"I tried my best to sit with the junior doctors. I waited 3 days for them that they should have come and settle their problem. Even when they didn't accept the verdict of the Supreme Court, I waited 3 days with my highest officials, including Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DG and my MoS. I am sorry. I apologize to the people of this country and the world who are supporting them (doctors), please give your support," said Mamata.
"I don't have any problem. We want justice for the common people. We want justice for the treatment of common people. We want that as per Supreme Court instruction they must join their duty. Though, 3 days passed after the Supreme Court verdict but we are not taking any disciplinary action because sometimes we have to tolerate. It is our duty to tolerate sometimes," the West Bengal Chief Minister said in the video.
