The controversial Nepal Medical Education Bill was endorsed by the Upper House of the Parliament amid much protest on February 01, 2019!<\/p>\n
The new bill will come into effect after President Bidya Devi Bhandari\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n
The Upper House passed the bill without any amendments, despite strong protest from the main opponent Nepali Congress (NC) who is demanding revisions to the bill in line with Dr. KC Govind\u2019s agreement.<\/p>\n
NC Lawmakers expressed dissent by standing up from their seats during the Upper House meeting on January 31, 2019.\u00a0Furthermore, Lawmakers Radheshyam Adhikari, Sarita Prasain, Badri Pandey and Prakash Pantha registered two amendments to the bill as the last attempt to change the course of events.<\/p>\n