Human Rights activists and office-bearers of Santi Samaj have urged the government to address the demands of senior orthopedic surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) Prof Dr Govinda KC.

KC is in a hunger strike for the sixth time from Monday. Prof DR KC started the fast-unto-death putting an eight-point demand for the overhaul of medical science sectors.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the government’s indifference to implement the report on Nepal’s health education policy submitted by the taskforce led by former vice-chancellor of Tribhuvan University Kedar Bhakta Mathema.

Samaj Chair Gangadhar Adhikari urged the government for the immediate implementation of Mathema Report.

Human rights activists Krishna Pahadi, Homkanta Chaulagain, Batu Krishna Dhungel, Uddhav Dhungel have expressed their solidarity to the Satyagraha of Dr KC.