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Mass hunger strike continues
Supporters of Dr Govinda KC are staging mass hunger strikes in various places to put pressure on the government to find a solution to his demands at the earliest.Supporters of Dr Govinda KC are staging mass hunger strikes in various places to put pressure on the government to find a solution to his demands at the earliest.
The mass hunger strike, organised by Solidarity for Dr Govinda KC Alliance, continued for the fourth successive day on Wednesday at Basantapur Durbar Square.
The hunger strike at Basantapur begins at 10am and ends at 5pm every day.
The alliance has announced that the mass hunger strike will continue in the open ground at Jawalakhel on Thursday. The premises will change every day. Resident doctors of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) and Bir Hospital in the premises of TUTH are on the second day of their mass hunger strike.
A hunger strike has started at the Ganatantra Chowk of Damak, Jhapa on Wednesday. Doctors, students, civil society members and public, took part in the protest that would continue as long as government does not address Dr KC’s demands, said organisers.