The government and the agitating doctors signed a six-point agreement on Sunday. Following the agreement, the Nepal Medical Association has withdrawn its protest programs. The doctors decided to withdraw the protest programs after the government pledged them to arrange treatment for the injured doctor Jenith Lal Singh during the talks held in Singha Durbar this morning.

Similarly, it has been agreed to effectively implement the provisions related to safety of health workers and health institutions in accordance with Act 2066.

The doctors had staged a demonstration after senior police Constable Sambhu Gurung baton-charged Dr Singh, a senior orthopaedic surgeon of the National Trauma Center, during President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s convey. Nepal Police has already suspended Constable Gurung accused of assaulting Dr Singh.