Kathmandu. Prof. Dr. said that the Medical Education Commission has allowed medical education programs to be conducted without the necessary infrastructure and manpower and increased the number of seats in various medical colleges. Govind KC has started satyagraha again.
Dr. KC started the 25th Satyagraha at Narayan Mandir in Elam from 5 pm on Thursday. He said that he had to sit on satyagraha after the government did not address his demands even after the extension of the ultimatum.
He has demanded to revoke the permission given to conduct MBBS and Nursing program in Shahid Dashrathchand University of Health Sciences at Geta in Kailali without necessary infrastructure and academic manpower. He also demanded that the decision regarding increased seats in various educational institutions should be canceled without fulfilling the criteria.
Similarly, he said that there should be a fair investigation into the appointment process, educational qualification, professional experience and potential conflict of interest of the vice-chairman of the Medical Education Commission. He demanded that the vice-chairman of the commission and the vice-chancellor and registrar of the university should be suspended and investigated and if found guilty, legal action should be taken.
Dr. KC said that Geta Teaching Hospital should be run at full capacity and educational programs should be started only after the necessary infrastructure, manpower and legal standards are met. He demanded that the system of 75 percent scholarship should be strictly implemented in institutions run by government and public sources and the attempt to reduce the scholarship for the benefit of private medical colleges should be stopped.
He has also demanded to implement the agreement reached with the government on 11th July 2083. He said that the agreement, which includes issues such as reforms in the health and education sectors, good governance and social justice, has not been implemented even after almost three months have passed.
Similarly, he has demanded to proceed with the process of establishing government medical colleges or health science institutes in Ilam, Udaipur and Dadeldhura and to cancel the decision to cancel the construction project of Bardibas Medical College and start the construction work.
Dr. also warned that the government should take responsibility for the situation arising from satyagraha if their demands are not met. Casey gave it.