The West Bengal Junior Doctors Front (WBJDF) has intensified its protests against the reappointment of allegedly tainted members to the State Medical Council, including Avik De and Birupaksha Biswas. The WBJDF has announced a march on December 6 commencing at 3 p.m. from the State Medical Council office to draw attention to what they say as the state government's tacit support for "threat culture" and systematic corruption in healthcare. As per media reports, senior doctors and members of the citizen-led group "Abhaya Mancha" are also expected to attend the demonstration. 

At a news conference at RG Kar Medical College on Wednesday, junior doctors voiced their concerns, accusing the government of shielding individuals involved in unethical behavior. Debashis Haldar, a WBJDF representative, alleged that the government is directly encouraging threat syndicates. Medical college principals are under pressure to modify their remarks, suggesting that they expelled these individuals due to coercion rather than valid reasons.

Haldar also expressed major worries about the lack of accountability surrounding personalities such as Ashish Pandey, questioning the government's objectives in purportedly sheltering such people. He emphasized that their action stemmed from a desire for justice, unaffected by political affiliations or threats.

The protests are related to broader worries about the state's healthcare governance, particularly in light of the RG Kar Hospital incident, in which a medical student was found dead under strange circumstances. Activists, notably members of Abhaya Mancha, have claimed a cover-up, citing measures such as the nighttime dismantling of a toilet wall near the crime scene as proof of tampering. 

Tamonash Chowdhury, an Abhaya Mancha member, spoke out at a rally outside Sealdah Court about the CBI's probe into the RG Kar case and its limits. "Why is only Sanjay Roy's name on the chargesheet? "Can a single person carry out such a horrific act?" he questioned. "This is clearly the work of an organized crime syndicate with political support."  Chowdhury also demanded the resignation of the state's health minister, accusing the administration of promoting corruption and protecting offenders. 

The protests have also attracted attention to the contentious practice of reinstating persons previously accused of maintaining a "threat culture" in medical institutions. On Monday and Tuesday, the Joint Platform of Doctors protested the reappointment of individuals like Avik De, suspected of involvement in hospital-based crime syndicates, before the State Medical Council.

Protesters argue that such reappointments demonstrate institutional acceptance of corruption and threaten the medical profession's integrity. Chowdhury noted that police and political authorities have consistently failed to bring justice to hospital-related crimes, "institutionalizing a threat culture to sustain corruption."

WBJDF said that it is committed to continuing its efforts, emphasizing the importance of restoring openness and accountability in the healthcare sector.  "Movements like ours have no endpoint, only a beginning," Haldar stated. He reiterated that their struggle stems from justice ideals, maintains no affiliation with any political party, and strives to eradicate systemic abuse in hospital governance.

The administration has attempted to allay the demonstrators' concerns by promising to investigate the accusations. Opponents argue that these pledges lack substance as they fail to tackle the root causes of corruption and mismanagement in the state's healthcare system.

As the situation stands there is a growing dissatisfaction among medical professionals and citizens alike, who seek a transparent and corruption-free healthcare system and it would be interesting .