Sambalpur: Doctors at Vimsar Continue Protest on Fourth Day, Wear Blood-Stained Rakhis in Solidarity
Sambalpur: The protest at Vimsar (Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research) is in its fourth day, with doctors and students expressing their outrage over the gang rape and brutal murder of a postgraduate student at R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata. On Monday, the protesting doctors stepped up their protest by wearing blood-stained Rakhis as a symbol of resistance and solidarity.
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Black Badges to Blood-Stained Rakhis
On August 13, students and staff at Vimsar began their protest by wearing black badges. By Friday, they had escalated their protest by stopping work and staging sit-ins. Several organizations, including the UG Student Union, JDA, and House Surgeon Association, participated in the protest. Their members, some of whom had bandages around their heads, marched in solidarity, underscoring the widespread anger and demand for justice.
