KATHMANDU, Nov 7: The government and Dr Govinda KC, who had been staging a hunger strike, have reached a six-point agreement.
Following the agreement, Dr KC ended his 25th hunger strike on Saturday night. After several rounds of discussions, Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel visited Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Saturday night and reached an agreement with Dr KC, ending his hunger strike.
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Minister Pokharel claimed that 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 was signed by Dr KC, Minister Pokharel, Prime Minister's Health Advisor Prof. Dr Jagdish Agrawal, lawmaker Pukar Bam and Nepal Medical Association President Dr Badri Rizal.
