Talks between govt, Govinda KC representatives 'positive'
KATHMANDU: The government talks team and representatives of Dr Govinda KC, who is staging a fast-unto-death demanding reforms in Nepal medical sector, on Thursday held the first round of talks, which they said was positive.
The discussion, however, has not achieved concrete progress as Dr KC, who is on the 12th day of his hunger strike, has not said anything about the talks held today.
It has been learned that the next round of talks would be held on Friday.
Dr KC was represented by Dr Jiwan Kshetry, Dr Rajan Sapkota, Dr Anjani Kumar Jha, Dr Lijan Maharjan and Dr Sneha Bandhu Regmi in the talks.
The government talks team had Shainendra Upreti, Kedar Bahadur Adhikari and Lava Deo Awasthi as its members.
Putting forth major four demands, Dr KC on July 10 had begun his hunger strike at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
KC has accused Karki of protecting various corrupt people in the medical education sector and argued that the CIAA chief breached his jurisdiction as he interfered in the Kathmandu University.
He has also demanded impeachment motion against CIAA Commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak, arguing that he was also involved in activities against dignity of his position, in promoting irregularities in the medical education sector.
Another demand of Dr KC includes improvement in a draft of the Medical Education Act with objectives to establish at least a medical college in all provinces, to make education at the government medical colleges completely free and to halt affiliations to new colleges within Kathmandu Valley for next 10 years.
Likewise, he demanded that the government withdraw a bill on establishing an academy in the Capital which is currently under discussion at the Parliament. Dr KC argued that the bill was against a report of the high-level committee formed to draft new health education policy in the country, headed by educationist Prof Kedar Bhakta Mathema.
Likewise, he demanded implementation of the past agreements signed with him.
Whereas Dr KC enjoys a good support from social media users and members of the public, private medical colleges have been protesting his strike claiming he was against promotion of private medical colleges in Nepal.
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