Mamata Banerjee's statement came after the doctors refused to hold a meeting with the government for the third straight day.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she was "ready to quit her chair" for the sake of justice, but hinted that the protests against the RG Kar rape and murder were aimed at toppling her government.
In a statement, Mamata Banerjee said her government was committed to holding talks with the doctors who are protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The doctors have continued their strike despite the Supreme Court directing them to return to work by September 10 evening.
"I know most of the doctors were interested in the meeting. But we have come to know there were a handful who wanted to create a stalemate," she said, hinting that the protests were politically motivated and were backed by the Left. "I am even ready to quit for the sake of justice for the common people. But they don't want justice. They just want the chair," she said.
The Chief Minister's statement came as the standoff between the agitating doctors and the Trinamool Congress government continued, with no talks happening for the third straight day. Mamata claimed she waited for two hours at the state secretariat to meet the protesting doctors, but there was no response from them.
The doctors reached the state secretariat but refused to meet the Chief Minister, demanding that the meeting should be live-streamed. On this, she said her government was open to the demand for live telecast, but there were some legal bindings as the matter is in the court.
