No more cheating

Citizens must keep seeking answers and accountability from the government.

That Dr Govinda KC has ended his 19th fast unto death on the 28th day has come as a relief to a significant section of the Nepali population, not because his demands might be fulfilled, but because his life has been saved. More than just a doctor who has been fighting to reform Nepal's medical sector, the 63-year-old orthopaedic surgeon has remained one of the few torchbearers of social justice, a Nepali Gandhian figure of sorts.