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Nurses, activists protest against Goa CM’s ‘sexist’ comments

SOURCE: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/nurses-activists-protest-against-goa-cms-sexist-comments/article7069669.ece

Nurses from various hospitals in Delhi as well as activists of women’s organisation under the Centre for Struggling Women (CSW) gathered at Goa Sadan here on Saturday to protest against the sexist comments passed by Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar against nurses.

“Earlier this week, when speaking to a delegation of nurses (who are on hunger strike for the past few days in Goa), the Chief Minister commented to the effect that the nurses should not sit in the sun and ruin their complexion and marriage prospects. This immediately led to agitation and anger among the wider nursing community across the country,” said Maya John from the Centre for Struggling Women.

On Saturday’s protest, nurses and CSW activists raised slogans against the Goa CM and also held a protest meeting outside Goa Sadan before submitting their memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister.

The group has demanded that Mr. Parsekar issue an apology and address the issue of Goa’s struggling nurses in a time-bound manner, remove contractual employment in government hospitals in Goa and introduce regular employment, enhancing the number of government-funded nursing colleges in the State and stop privatisation of health services in the State.