Junior physicians in West Bengal launched an indefinite "total cease work" on Tuesday in an attempt to exert pressure on the state government to accede to their demands, which included ensuring their security and safety in all medical facilities.

Following a forty-two-day protest, junior doctors at government hospitals partially resumed their duties on September 21. The protest began after the horrendous rape and death of the junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College took place on August 9.

One of the junior doctors named Aniket Mahato, furious over the situation told PTI, "We do not see any positive approach from the state government to fulfil our demands for safety and security. Today is the 52nd day (of the protest) and we are still being attacked and there is no attempt to keep the other promises made during the meetings with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In the given situation, we are left with no option other than opting for full cease work, starting today.” He further added, “Unless we see clear action from the state government on these demands, this complete cease work will continue.”

Only a few of the locations have CCTV cameras installed. At Sagore Dutta Hospital, nurses and a female intern have faced physical harassment due to false accusations, and doctors have also been wrongly accused. The doctors stated that it is "impossible to ensure the safety and healthcare workers," citing the Sagore Dutta incident.

They stated that the RG Kar case is not unique and that "one of our demands has been to eradicate the undemocratic environment of fear within the healthcare system as well as to eradicate the politics of fear and the culture of threats in colleges." They claimed that senior officials directly assisted former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh in his "illegal activities."