In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and demand for justice, students at Calcutta Medical College marked the Rakhi Bandhan festival with a symbolic "Human Bandhan". The agitating medical students, protesting the recent rape and murder of a fellow trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College, linked hands and tied rakhis on each other's wrists in a poignant gesture of unity.
The protest occurred around a symbolic statue representing the victim, where junior doctors, nurses, senior doctors, and even patients' family members joined hands with the students. The event turned the traditional festival of Rakhi, typically a celebration of protection and sibling love, into a rallying cry for justice and safety within the medical community.
The protesting students declared that this year's Rakhi Bandhan was not just a festival but a form of protest. They emphasized the need for justice for the victim and greater protection for medical professionals, who have been at the forefront of protests since the tragic incident.