KATHMANDU: The coordinator of Medical Education Struggle Campaign Prakash Singh Thakuri has said that “to threaten the heart of the medical mafia we have come to Kathmandu, we will bring the mafia and goons to dust said Thakuri. He also alleged that the mafia had taken over the administration and kept them under control.

Before this while beginning the campaign for equitable and affordable medical education for all Prakash had stated “I make a sincere appeal to the government not to be apathetic and make medical education accessible to the common man”.

He had made the statement in August in a special press conference to bring to light the corruption, apathy, and lack of infrastructure in the medical sector.

The students and health professionals are protesting against the condition of the medical sector in the country, they have demanded improvement, affordability, and accessibility in all sectors relating to medical health.

Likewise, coordinator Prakash also extended his support to Dr. Govinda KC fasting for the same cause in Dadeldhura. He said it was unfortunate that people have to go on a hunger strike and he was hopeful that such incidents would not need to happen in the future if there was a transformation in the health education and medical sector.

CHITWAN, Sept 11: Prakash Chand Thakuri has been arrested from his college premises in Chitwan earlier today. He was taken by the police from the Chitwan Medical College in the morning informed the sources.

Prakash was the head of the organizational committee overseeing the Medical Education Struggle Campaign. He had appealed to the government for its inaction and apathy towards the various forms of corruption and negligence in the medical sector.

He was also in favor of implementing the government’s decision on imparting medical education at a cost that would be affordable for the common man.

Along with Prakash, several other students have also been arrested. Prakash is the son of Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplav the President of Nepal Communist Party which is currently banned by the government.