the statement while visiting the state-run SSKM Hospital to talk to the junior doctors on strike. Speaking about the doctors, she said, "They are outsiders. The government will not support them in any way. I condemn doctors who have gone on strike. Policemen die in line of duty but the police don't go on a strike," further adding that the strike will not be tolerated. Resignations At late night, the principal and medical superintendent of NRSMCH, Professor Saibal Mukherjee and Professor Sourav Chatterjee stepped down from their positions. They submitted their resignation via email to the state director of medical education. Day 4: 14 June 2019 On June 14, 2019, the DMA organized a statewide medical strike in Delhi. Resident doctors at AIIMS New Delhi and Safdarjung Hospital boycotted their work. In Maharashtra, around 4,500 resident doctors suspended outpatient departments, wards and diagnostic services from 8 am to 5 pm. Emergency services at either places were not hampered. Doctors also staged a protest at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad. Protests in West Bengal went into the fourth day as outdoor facilities, emergency wards and pathological wards of many state-run hospitals remained closed. More than 700 doctors resigned from state-run hospitals, with dozens of doctors from Darjeeling and Kolkata resigning to protest the violence against doctors. Planned protests The IMA called for a nation-wide strike on 17 June 2019. The association also stated that it will ask Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a central law to prevent violence against doctors. Day 5: 15 June 2019 As protests entered 15 June 2019, the doctors were protesting for the fifth straight day. The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association stated that 15 hospitals in Delhi held protests. The AIIMS Resident Doctors' Association issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the West Bengal government. Around 246 resignations were given by doctors working in various government hospitals in West Bengal. Aftermath As of 14 June 2019, five people have been arrested in connection to the assault of the two junior doctors. The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that the bail prayers of the arrested were rejected. The incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the protests are the result of a conspiracy between the Left Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She stated that she held the BJP responsible and accused BJP party leader