One day, in the courtyard of landowner Vishal Dhwaj (Govinda Oli) and his wife Pramila (Binita Lama Gurung), the echo of the slogan echoing in the village procession is heard - Solve the problem of the squatters, solve it! Solve the problem of the squatters, solve it! 

Hearing this slogan, it seems that the screams of the squatters echoing across the country have entered the theater.  When will this slogan, echoing from the streets to social media, make the state accountable? The carelessness, haste and insensitive steps seen in the name of squatter management are certainly waiting for an answer! But, do these slogans shake the leadership? 

On the stage of the play, these slogans have shaken the landowner Vishal Dhwaj from within.  His wife Pramila is also afraid of the procession of the squatters.  Why didn't Ramvishwas' family, who had been working in their house, join this rally? The two couples look suspicious. 'Ramvishwas must have gone to join that rally,' Pramila, standing in the courtyard of the house, guesses looking at the landowner Vishal Dhwaj.

Pramila's face looks restless while speaking this dialogue. Vishal Dhwaj stands silently in front of his wife, saying that although he keeps saying that protests are allowed in a democracy, some people are flouting it.

Why did these two couples react so harshly to these slogans of the slum dwellers?

The play 'Sickle Cell', staged at the Shilpi Theater since April 13, gradually reveals the reason behind the couple's fear through the story and suffering of the slum dweller family. The story of the play, which starts with the landlord's family, gradually focuses on the family of poor Ramvishwas (Niraj Babu), who has been living as a haliya in their house. In particular, Ramu, or Ramvishwas' family, has been becoming haliya in this couple's house for years. What if the characters they can easily suppress, rub and shout at will one day speak to each other eye to eye? What if they can speak against them, raise their voices and raise slogans like this? The landlord's family is afraid of this. That is why they are afraid of the processions seen in the village and the slogans that have come to shake the house.

This play presents the pain of the poor, destitute people by covering similar issues of the squatters who have become landless due to the state structure. Mukesh (Rabin Pariyar), the son of Ramvishwas and Hema, is suffering from sickle cell disease. Mukesh has been suffering from this disease since childhood. A skinny body, and a pale face. Mukesh is always in pain. When he is in pain, Mukesh's screams reach the landlord's building. However, the landlord is neither interested nor worried.

Mukesh's family is always plagued by sickle cell disease. When his brother suffers, his sister Meena (Sangita Oraon) and mother Hema (Puja Singh Rajbanshi) are equally worried. That is why they spend most of their time taking care of Mukesh. However, the story of the play is not focused on Mukesh and his sickle cell disease. This disease is incorporated into the story as a reflection of the inhuman oppression, discrimination and exploitation of the poor, marginalized and voiceless class by the so-called upper class.

Sickle cell disease is a major health problem of the Tharu community of the western Tarai. Gunaraj Pokharel wrote this play to show that discrimination and exploitation have been imposed on a single class for centuries, as this disease is seen in certain communities. The same play has been directed by playwright Sumit Bhandari and staged at Shilpi. The play shows that the powerful group has been ruling over the powerless. And, this form of discrimination and exploitation, like a disease, is being passed down from one generation to the next.

Mukesh has been brought up in the play to show that discrimination and oppression still exist to this day. No matter how much the squatters protest in the village, the situation of the poor Mukesh is the same. They are in a hut, they do not have the title deed of that hut. They continue to suffer from hunger, disease and grief. The class that eats is always ruled by the class that eats. This class always keeps them in a state of oppression. They are oppressing them under the guise of power. They are grabbing land. They are filing false cases. And they are looking down on the weak women of the poor. But, this community never gets justice from the state. Because even the court sings the praises of their power.

In one scene, the police say, 'How can you accuse such a social worker?' Inspector Dhanraj Sunar says looking at Meena. What kind of accusation does Meena make against her own boss Vishal Dhawaj? Watch the play to understand that.

This play not only shows the gap between the poor and the rich. The Meenas who fight against the oppression and exploitation against them are brought forward. Meena questions the discrimination against her. She retaliates. The play attempts to break down this structure of discrimination through two characters.

Another character is Renisha. An attempt has been made to show Renisha, the daughter of the landlord, as progressive. From the beginning of the play, her approach to the poor is shown to be a little soft. However, like Sikelsel, she also has a nature of oppression. She clearly sees the mistreatment of others by her own family and speaks out against the atrocities. However, when a crisis hits her own family, she does not hesitate to defend them.

The set of the play is beautiful. Their houses are also divided into upper and lower to show the two classes. Director Bhandari has spent a long time establishing the story of the landlord. Since the issue of the squatters cannot be conveyed in a parallel manner from beginning to end, this topic comes up superficially in the play. If the issues of the Sukumvasi had been included in the incidents in Ramvishwa's family in a subtle way, the slogans raised on stage would have definitely made the current government responsible. However, the acting of the actors and the Tharu accent they have captured make these weaknesses of the play secondary.