API Karnataka extends support to IMA’s nationwide protest against rape, murder at RG Kar College
Non-emergency services in hospitals to remain closed for 24 hours starting August 17 morning
Bengaluru: The Association of Physicians of India (API), Karnataka, along with its Udupi-Manipal Chapter, has strongly condemned the horrific rape and murder of a postgraduate medical student from RG Kar Medical College in West Bengal. In response to the tragic incident, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a nationwide protest, urging the withdrawal of non-emergency medical services for 24 hours, from 6 a.m. on August 17 to 6 a.m. on August 18, 2024.
In a statement, Dr. Suresh Sagarad, Chairman of API Karnataka, and Dr. Vishwanath K, Secretary of API Karnataka, expressed their support for the protest. They emphasized that it is the collective duty of the medical fraternity to stand united in this cause and ensure that the demands for safer working conditions for medical professionals are met. The API Karnataka leadership has urged all its members across the state to actively participate in the protest and suspend non-emergency services as directed by the IMA.
Similarly, the API Udupi-Manipal Chapter, led by Chairman Dr. Shivashankara K N and Secretary Dr. Ananth S Shenoy, has echoed the sentiments of the state body. The Udupi-Manipal Chapter has announced its full support for the protest and has planned a silent candlelight march on August 17, 2024, at 6:15 p.m. The march will commence from the Clock Tower/Board High School in Udupi and proceed to Jodukatte. The event aims to raise awareness about workplace safety for women and express solidarity with the victim.
Members of the API Udupi-Manipal Chapter have been requested to join the march in large numbers, wearing black wristbands or ribbons and bringing candles to light during the protest.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
