62% of Indian resident doctors work more than 36 hours at a stretch. 86% report severe sleep deprivation. 97% earn less than an entry level civil servant. 76% are assaulted while on duty.
We can call ourselves civilised only when we learn to treat our doctors like they treat us.
WATCH: Lawyer appearing for the doctors of RG Kar Hospital before the Supreme Court makes a shocking revelation!
"Police officials stationed at the RG Kar Hospital ran away during the vandalism and hid in the Nurses' Dressing Room when the mob was attacking the hospital" says the lawyer for the RG Kar doctors.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says "this is only the tip of the ice berg..."
CJI DY Chandrachud seeks answers from the West Bengal government. "Mr Sibal, this is very serious" says CJI. "What was the police doing? How can the police run away from the site?" asks CJI.
"Even if we order protection for the doctors, THIS police will protect them???" asks Justice Pardiwala.
Watch the full exchange below.
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@SmrutiVachhani @boneteacher Ek Exam postpone kar nai pa rhe hum abhi toh.. HM change karna toh Dur ki baat hain. Am saying that we medicos clash the Views Inside. some want to postpone some not .. Toh Unkee toh mjjee hain..wo sochenge ladne do inko hme kya !