Kathmandu: A relay mass hunger strike has recently begun in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu in order to drag the attention of the incumbent communist government on various agendas. The participants of the strike, which is underway since last week in the premises of Kathmandu Durbar Square, are supporting social activist and orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Govinda KC and is the result of the growing unpopularity of Federal Nepal’s first government, which was formed in February this year.
Nepal held three-tier elections last year and adopted the federal system of governance, with KP Sharma Oli appointed as the First Prime Minister of Federal Nepal. The government is growing unpopular among the masses as its decisions and promises are not being addressed.
Sunil Sharma, one of the participants of the mass hunger relay strike told ANI, “The government had made promises to the public before the elections, but it is not able to complete one per cent of the promises. The incumbent government was formed with a two-thirds majority in the Nepal Parliament with the merger of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) and the Maoist Center turning their alliance into CPN. (ANI)
