Kathmandu, Nov 7: The government and hunger strike activist Dr Govinda KC have reached a six-point agreement. Following the agreement, Dr KC ended his 25th satyagraha on Friday night.
After several rounds of talks, Education and Sports Minister Sasmita Pokharel visited Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Saturday night, where he signed the agreement and persuaded Dr KC to end his hunger strike.
Following the end of the strike, Minister Pokharel said this would be Dr KC’s final hunger strike.
“This is Dr KC’s final hunger strike. The implementation process will move forward in line with the agreements reached with him,” he said.
The agreement between Dr Govinda KC and the government was signed by Dr KC, Education and Sports Minister Sasmita Pokharel, Prime Minister’s Health Adviser Prof. Dr Jagadish Agrawal, lawmaker Pukar Bam, and Nepal Medical Association President Dr Badri Rijal.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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