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The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) will start street protest across the country against the KP Sharma Oli government.

NC has announced the street protest accusing the federal and provincial governments of undermining the rule of law instead of moving ahead in accordance to the spirit of constitution.

“District committees have been instructed to organize protest programs at the district headquarters on July 31 against autocratic and anti-people activities, and instructed all units of the party to take the issue to the people to make them participate in the protest programs,” a press statement issued in the name of NC General Secretary Shashank Koirala reads.

The statement adds that the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has blatantly violated the constitutional provision requiring the speaker and deputy speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) from different parties.

The party has also accused the government of ‘illegally’ revoking the ‘legitimate’ appointments made by the Sher Bahadur Deuba government. “The anti-people decision of the government to revoke the decision of the then government to reduce the threshold for elderly allowance to 65 years from 70, and provide Rs 5,000 per month to people with kidney and heart diseases, cancer and spinal injuries must be opposed,” the press statement adds.

The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) will send three lawmakers to Jumla to express solidarity with the demands of fasting Dr Govinda KC.

Dr KC has been staging a fast-unto-death at the covered hall of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences in Jumla demanding that the Medical Education Ordinance brought by the preceding Sher Bahadur Deuba government be implemented as it is.

A meeting of the parliamentary party held at Singha Durbar Wednesday morning has decided to send federal lawmakers Prakash Rasaily and Rang Mati Shahi, and assembly member from Province 6 Dinbandhu Shrestha to Jumla, according to NC Chief Whip Balkrishna Khand. The party has also decided to lobby in the House of Representatives (HoR) for implementation of the ordinance.

The government has brought the medical education bill against the past agreements with Dr KC with an intention of providing affiliation for medical college to four hospitals owned by businessmen close to the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN).

The party will also send three lawmakers to meet Ganga Maya Adhikari who is on a fast-unto-death at Bir Hospital since May 29 demanding murderers of her son be brought to book. NC lawmakers Parvati DC Chaudhary, Amresh Singh and Bed Prakash Timalsina will go to Bir Hospital to meet Adhikari.

The party has also decided to breach the restricted areas enforced by the government.