He has been on a hunger strike to death at Maitighar Mandal in Kathmandu since Tuesday evening.
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Dr. Nicholas Bhusal has been on a hunger strike for five days, saying the demands of the Gen-G movement have not been met. He has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday evening at the Maitighar Mandal in Kathmandu. Harish Bista is also participating in the hunger strike along with Bhusal.
Bhusal and Bista, who are on a hunger strike to death on the cold floor, have also started to experience health problems. Their aides have said that they are experiencing problems such as swelling and tingling in their bodies.
Bhusal said that since the Gen-G movement was incomplete, he is on a hunger strike to complete the revolution and to explain it to the people.
‘The revolution is not complete, the Gen-G rebellion is only half over,’ Bhusal said, ‘This government has done nothing except to become itself and its people. I am on a hunger strike to explain it to the people.’
He has demanded that those responsible for the murders committed during the Gen-G movement be prosecuted, those arrested during the Gen-G movement be released, corruption be investigated and action taken against the guilty. Similarly, he has demanded that the constitution be amended to give voting rights to Nepalis living abroad, the provision of a directly elected executive prime minister, the abolition of provincial and national assemblies, and the resignation of the prime minister and home minister. Bhusal has also demanded that elections should be held only after these demands are met. ‘The country does not need elections now,’ he said. ‘If elections are held without addressing the demands, this country may again move towards another movement.’
He said that he expects support from the people rather than the government. ‘I am not on hunger strike because the government will come to address my demands,’ he said. ‘The people, the injured and the participants of the Gen-G movement should support me. I will remain on hunger strike as long as God supports me.’
Bhusal insisted that he had received people’s support after the hunger strike. He also commented that this government is ‘morally dead’ for the Gen-G movement, the injured and the martyrs.
