Dr Govinda KC, senior orthopaedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, today staged demonstration at Maitighar Mandala, demanding that the government lift the ban on holding protest rallies there. District Administration Office, Kathmandu, on April 15 had imposed a ban on holding protest rallies and demonstrations at Maitighar Mandala following a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated seven locations for holding demonstrations. Protesters can demonstrate only at Open Air Theatre (Khulamanch), Tinkune, Bhuinkhel Chaur of Bhagwanpau, playground at Pepsicola, Sano Gaucharan Ground, open space in front of the Social Welfare Council at Lainchaur and Siphal Chaur. Accusing the government of being anti-democratic, Dr KC said the government move violated people’s right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. “In a democracy, people have the right to raise their voice against the government. By placing a ban on holding protests at Maitighar Mandala, the government has violated citizen’s fundamental rights,” said Dr KC. Maitighar Mandala has become a popular site for holding demonstrations. Dr KC also demanded that the government immediately present the bill to replace the Medical Education Ordinance in the Parliament. Similarly, he also demanded that common medical entrance for MBBS and BDS studies be held only after giving full shape to Medical Education Commission. Likewise, he has demanded that the government return the rights of Institute of Medicine and scrap Scholarship Management and Mobilisation Procedure. Dr KC has also demanded action against 43 people involved in irregularities in the medical sector as recommended by the Medical Education Probe Committee and has demanded formulation and implementation of laws to stop violence against doctors. डा. गोविन्द केसीले माइतीघर मण्डलालाई निषेधित क्षेत्रबाट हटाउन माग गरेका छन्। शनिबार मुखमा टेप लगाएर केसीले मण्डलामा प्रदर्शन समेत गरे। स्थानीय प्रशासनले माइतीघर मण्डलालाई निषेधित क्षेत्र घोषणा गरेको थियो। जनआन्दोलन, लोकमान कार्की, भ्रष्टाचार तथा वेथितिका विरुद्धका माइतिघर मण्डलाबाट आन्दोलन भएको बताउँदै केसीले सरकारलाई निर्णय सच्याउन आग्रह गरे। मुखमा टेप लगाएर माइतीघरमा उभिएर डा. केसीले ‘नागरिक स्वतन्त्रता खोस्न दिदैनौं । निषेधित क्षेत्र घोषणा अवज्ञा गर्छौं’, ‘म रैती होइन, सार्वभौम नागरिक हुँ’ लेखिएका प्ले कार्ड प्रदर्शन गरे।