Mamata Banerjee Offers to Resign as Chief Minister, Prioritizing Justice Over Position

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Mamata Banerjee offered to step down as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, stating she is unconcerned about holding the position. “I am ready to resign as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The post does not matter to me. I seek justice, and my only focus is on ensuring justice is served,” she said during a press briefing after protesting doctors failed to attend a scheduled meeting with her.

Banerjee’s offer to resign followed a protest by doctors over the brutal rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College. The doctors refused to meet her, demanding live telecast of the meeting, which the state government had not agreed to. The government had offered to record the meeting instead, but the doctors insisted on live streaming.

The Chief Minister expressed that she made multiple efforts to engage with the junior doctors. “I waited for them for three days. They should have come and resolved the issue. Despite their rejection of the Supreme Court’s order, I waited with my top officials, including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DG, and my MoS,” Banerjee said.

“I apologize to the people of this country and the world who support the doctors. Please continue your support. I have no issue with that. We seek justice for the common people and their treatment. According to the Supreme Court’s directive, the doctors must return to their duties,” she added. Banerjee also noted that although three days had passed since the court’s order, the state had refrained from taking disciplinary action, saying, “Sometimes we must tolerate certain things, it is our duty to tolerate.”

Banerjee mentioned that she waited for two hours for the scheduled meeting but received no response from the protesting doctors, who had reached the state secretariat, Nabanna. West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant reiterated that the state government made every effort to facilitate the meeting.

“We arranged for the proceedings to be recorded, ensuring the entire discussion would be documented. There should be mutual trust between the parties. We want to hear their concerns. There is no conflict; we share the same objective. I don’t understand why they feel that without live streaming, they cannot attend the meeting. We want to document everything and have a thorough discussion,” Pant said.