Dr. Govinda KC has urged the government to withdraw its decision to admit injured Gen-G protesters to MBBS courses, contrary to the Medical Education Act.
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Medical education reform activist Dr. Govinda KC has urged the government to withdraw its decision to admit Gen-G movement injured persons to MBBS in violation of the Medical Education Act.
In a statement issued on Sunday, he warned that he would launch a protest including a satyagraha to withdraw the decision. The government had decided to provide free MBBS to Ekta Shah, an injured person in the Gen-G movement. The decision on Chaitra 1 was approved by the Medical Education Commission meeting. The government has been criticized for violating the legal provision of admission to medical education only on the basis of merit.
The Ministry of Education had issued a statement on Saturday claiming that the decision to admit Shah to MBBS was not against the rules. Following the statement, Dr. KC also questioned whether the government had read the law or was trying to go for it. The statement of the Ministry of Education that ‘free MBBS to Gen-G injured persons is not against the rules’ has drawn our serious attention. It is clear that the government has not read the National Medical Education Act and Regulations or is motivated by the intention of taking it for granted,’ the statement said.
The Ministry of Education, on the other hand, has stated that Shah has been nominated for a special scholarship quota as an additional quota in addition to the free scholarship quota and has also made budget arrangements. The ministry claims that the decision has not narrowed or hindered the opportunities available to anyone else. Shah had scored 57.7 marks in the MBBS Unified Entrance Examination. She is not eligible for admission as per the provisions of the Act as she is behind in merit.
