Aniket Mahato, a key figure in the junior doctors’ protest movement in West Bengal following the tragic rape and murder of a female junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, has stepped down as the president of the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) board of trustees. Mahato expressed his resignation in a letter to the board, citing his discomfort with certain decisions regarding the formation of the executive committee.
Although Mahato did not specify the reasons for his resignation in the letter, he indicated his dissatisfaction with the process of establishing the executive committee, which he deemed as undemocratic and inconsistent with the movement’s principles. He mentioned that his objections to the committee’s formation were disregarded despite raising concerns multiple times.
Reportedly, the WBJDF’s executive committee, consisting of 37 members, faced internal discord with the board of trustees over the allocation of responsibilities. When questioned by the media, Mahato refrained from elaborating on his resignation, stating that commenting on internal matters before the formal voting on the new committee would be unfair.
Mahato highlighted that the WBJDF initiated the movement in response to the R.G. Kar incident with widespread public support and emphasized that the future direction of the movement rests with the front to decide.
