NC to launch protest programs across country

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: The Nepali Congress is launching protest programs in all 77 districts against the move of government and parliament.

A central working committee meeting of the MC held on Sunday decided to condemn government’s move, saying the Medical Education Bill was passed forcibly against parliamentary system and practice at the House of Representatives on January 25.

The meeting has decided to protest in all districts in February, focusing on various issues including government’s behavior towards Dr Govinda KC’s hunger strike, attempts to root out the hospitals established in the name of Girija Prasad Koirala and Sushil Koirala, government’s failure to arrest those involved in rape and murder of Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur, increasing price hike and corruption, said NC Party Chief Secretary, Krishna Prasad Poudel.

The meeting held under chairmanship of party president Sher Bahadur Deuba where senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel, Vice-Presidents Bimalendra Nidhi and Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, Joint General Secretary Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, among others expressed their views.

The NC central working committee will meet next at 1:00 pm on Monday. RSS