Kathmandu, July 12 -- Dr Govinda KC, a senior orthopedic surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, has demanded the selection process of vice Chairman of Medical Education Commission be halted immediately.

Organising a press meet at the TU Teaching Hospital on Thursday, KC raised serious objection over the selection process of the commission's vice chairman. "Appointment of commission's vice chairman is more sensitive issue than giving job to someone or fulfilling somebody's vested interest," reads the statement, issued by Dr KC.

He said that irregularities would flourish and regulations of medical education would turn into a mess if incompetent people or stalwarts of political parties are appointed as vice chairman.

"We canno...