Incident Reports

Setopati: Dr KC stages hunger strike for 12th time

2017-09-25

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Dr Govinda KC has begun his 12th fast-unto-death from Monday, stating that the Medical Education Bill that is under consideration in the parliament is being endorsed to favor the medical mafia. Organizing a press conference, KC has started the hunger strike from today by putting forth the demands, including the immediate halt of the mafia-oriented bill and fulfilling of other bills. “It is widely known that the government is repeatedly breaching the agreement reached after our long campaign for the reforms in the medical education and health sector, and working for the benefits of limited entrepreneurs and mafias. It is clear that the government is attempting to endorse the mafia-oriented medical education act instead of the one that is public and student-oriented,” the press release issued stated, “I announce to stage hunger stage from today to halt these actions that will bring a long-term damage in the health sector.” संसदमा विचाराधीन चिकित्सा शिक्षा विधेयक तोडमोड गरेर ऐन जारी गर्ने अन्तिम प्रयास भइरहेको भन्दै डा गोविन्द केसीले १२औं अनसन सुरू गरेका छन्। जनतामुखी र विद्यार्थीमुखी नभई माफियामुखी ऐन आउन लागेको पुष्टि भएकाले आफूले अनशन थालेको डा. केसीले सोमबार आयोजित पत्रकार सम्मेलनमा जानकारी गराए।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha

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