Smarting under media glare over the attack on journalists, the West Bengal government has decided to get doctors onto the streets to reply to the ‘‘malicious campaign’’ against them.The doctors will hold protest rallies against the ‘‘malicious campaigns by asection of the media to malign the system’’. ‘‘A disinformation campaign is going on to malign the system,’’ CPM-affiliated Association of Health Service Doctors secretary Pradyut Sur says. The doctors’ agitation will end in a rally on November 13 in central Kolkata. Sur’s announcement followed the ban on the entry of media into government hospitals by CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. On Saturday, journalists from private TV channels were beaten up by doctors of R.G. Kar Hospital who were fighting with police after they were attacked by relatives of patients.SABYASACHI BANDOPADHYAYKOLKATA, NOVEMBER 4SMARTING under media glare over the attack on journalists, the West Bengal government has decided to get doctors onto the streets to reply to the ‘‘malicious campaign’’ against them.The doctors will hold protest rallies against the ‘‘malicious campaigns by asection of the media to malign the system’’. ‘‘A disinformation campaign is going on to malign the system,’’ CPM-affiliated Association of Health Service Doctors secretary Pradyut Sur says. The doctors’ agitation will end in a rally on November 13 in central Kolkata. Sur’s announcement followed the ban on the entry of media into government hospitals by CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. On Saturday, journalists from private TV channels were beaten up by doctors of R.G. Kar Hospital who were fighting with police after they were attacked by relatives of patients.Following the ban on entry of media in hospitals, the CM today asked journalists to voice their opinion on the issue. ‘‘We have not issued any official order, banning entry of media into hospitals as yet, but I feel the ban should stay,’’ Bhattacharya said. He justified his decision that there should be some restriction on the media by citing the example of Princess Diana and how the paparazzi was responsible for her death. Following the ban on entry of media in hospitals, the CM today asked journalists to voice their opinion on the issue. ‘‘We have not issued any official order, banning entry of media into hospitals as yet, but I feel the ban should stay,’’ Bhattacharya said. He justified his decision that there should be some restriction on the media by citing the example of Princess Diana and how the paparazzi was responsible for her death.
