Bharatpur: Doctors staged a sit-in at Bharatpur Hospital here today in protest against issues related to the Consumer Court. Doctors working in various hospitals in Chitwan gathered at Bharatpur Hospital and staged a sit-in for an hour. Private hospital operators, nurses, and other stakeholders in the health sector joined in solidarity with the doctors.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the sit-in today is a part of a phase-wise protest announced by the Nepal Medical Association, expressing dissatisfaction over the matter. Nepal Medical Association Chitwan President Dr. Umesh Nepal and others spoke at the sit-in while stating that the protest would continue until their demands were met. They emphasized that medical services should not be dragged to the consumer court.