Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) has urged the government to provide proper medical treatment to detained party leader Gopal Man Shrestha.

Issuing a statement Saturday, the party stated that though doctors attending him have referred him for a prostrate operation, the government has not taken due initiative in this regard.

The party further added another detained leader, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, was also suffering from abdominal and back complications.

It has also called for immediate release of the detained leaders.

The leaders have remained in custody since January 19, ahead of the proposed mass meeting of the seven agitating political parties on January 20.