Bengal governor to ‘socially boycott’ CM Mamata Banerjee amid outcry over RG Kar impasse

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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said he will not share any public platform with CM Mamata Banerjee in view of people's outcry over the RG Kar impasse...

In a dramatic escalation of tensions in West Bengal, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday announced his decision to socially boycott chief minister Mamata Banerjee, citing widespread public outcry over the ongoing RG Kar Medical College crisis.I)..

The impasse, which centres around the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor, has led to a prolonged strike by junior doctors, significantly impacting healthcare services in the state..

Banerjee, visibly frustrated, addressed the media on Thursday, saying she was "ready to resign" for the sake of the people and the victims of the alleged crime at RG Kar Medical College..

She waited for over two hours for the doctors to arrive at the state secretariat, Nabanna, but the talks failed to materialise as the protesters insisted on live-streaming the meetingsomething Banerjee said was not possible due to the matter being sub judice..