Kolkata rape: Docs' protest in 3rd day, slugfest on

Kolkata: The protest over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata entered its third day on Wednesday disrupting healthcare services in several states across the country, even as a political slugfest erupted with the Congress and BJP alleging the West Bengal government has failed to protect women in the state.

Resident doctors at government hospitals in some states, including West Bengal and Delhi, continued their strike as various doctors' bodies differed over calling off the strike.

In West Bengal, long queues were seen at outpatient department (OPD) ticket counters in government hospitals, where senior doctors joined the protest. "It appears attempts are being made to protect certain people... We see no reason to stop our protest," a doctor said.

The political slugfest over the incident intensified, with Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying the "attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration".

The body of the woman postgraduate trainee was found inside a seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College on August 9. (PTI)