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Rebellion In Mamata’s Own Family: Nephew Leads Doctors’ Protest Against State Government
Swarajya Staff
Jun 14, 2019, 11:47 AM | Updated 11:44 AM IST
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A rebellion has broken out within Mamata Banerjee’s own family after her nephew Abesh Banerjee has decided to side with the doctors in the ongoing medical strike in the state over demands for better security for the medical professionals, DNA has reported.
Abesh, a doctor at KPC Medical college and Hospital, led a protest rally in the state capital along with his colleagues.
Watch: Mamata Banerjeeâs nephew leading a protest rally against the government. Dr. Abesh Banerjee who himself is a junior doctor with government run KPC hospital can be seen in a video protesting and showing solidarity with junior doctors of NRS @dna @ZeeNews @WIONews pic.twitter.com/21SyXlgMAI
— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_zeenews) June 13, 2019
Abesh is the son of Mamata’s brother Kartik Banerjee. Apart from Abesh, the daughter of senior Trinamool leader Firhad Hakim too joined the protests and criticised the state government for doing virtually nothing to protect the doctors in various medical colleges across the country.
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