Agitating junior doctors demanding justice for the RG Kar medic showed a clock while announcing to launch a hunger strike till death if their demands were not met by the West Bengal government within 24 hours,

Junior doctors in Kolkata began a hunger strike on Saturday, alleging that the West Bengal government failed to meet their demands despite a 24-hour ultimatum. The protest escalated following their earlier "total cease work" action at state-run hospitals.

Medics begin hunger strike untill death after State government missed 24-hour deadline of fulfilling their demands by 8.30 pm on Saturday

"The state government has failed the deadline and hence we are starting the fast unto death, which will continue till our demands are fulfilled. To maintain transparency, we have installed CCTV cameras at the dais where our colleagues are holding the fast,

The doctors said that they would continue to perform their duties but would not eat anything until their demands were met.

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Junior doctors in West Bengal have initiated a fast unto death protest, escalating their demands for accountability from the Mamata Banerjee government.

West Bengal junior doctors protesting the RG Kar rape and murder case announced a fast unto death as the government has not fulfilled their demands. The Supreme Court requested a report on safety and other issues related to the case and enquired about the measures taken by the West Bengal government like the installation of CCTV cameras.