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Maulana Azad Medical College doctors begin one-day hunger strike to protest murder of woman doctor in West Bengal, candle march set for AIIMS

Doctors at Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi began a day-long hunger strike on Wednesday to show solidarity with junior doctors from West Bengal who are protesting the brutal rape and murder of a woman doctor. Doctors from Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital also joined in on Wednesday by wearing black bands as a symbol of solidarity and in memory of their murdered colleague, while the Resident Doctors' Association of AIIMS-Delhi announced a candle march to the JLN stadium at 6 pm. Maulana Azad Medical College RDA president Aparna Setia said the doctors are observing a symbolic hunger strike during working hours from 9 am to 4 pm on Wednesday. "During this period, we will refrain from eating and drinking to express our support to the junior doctors sitting on hunger strike in West Bengal," Setia told PTI.

MAMC is also organising various activities in support of the doctors. The black bands they have worn signify their grief and are a reminder that the medical community will not remain silent in the face of such brutal violence, GTB doctors said in a statement. Meanwhile, the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) expressed dissatisfaction with the West Bengal government, saying, "It is disappointing to see the continued insensitivity towards the plight of junior doctors. We are committed to stand with the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front as they fight for justice, safety and dignity." In Kolkata, seven junior doctors have been on a hunger strike since the night of October 5, supported by several senior colleagues who have joined them in solidarity

The junior doctors began their protest on August 9 following the rape-murder of a fellow doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. They ended their agitation on September 21 after 42 days following assurances from the state government that their demands would be addressed. However, the doctors resumed their "work strike" on October 1 after they were attacked by the family of a patient at the state-run College of Medicine and Sagar Dutta Hospital last week.