Kathmandu, July 19 -- The faces at Kathmandu's Maitighar Mandala change every day, but the message remains much the same.

On Saturday afternoon, exhausted doctors joined rape survivors, families of jailed Gen Z protesters and victims of alleged loan-sharking at Nepal's most visible protest ground, underscoring the growing disconnect between the government's promises and the grievances of ordinary citizens.

"We heal others. But who heals us?" Beneath that mask was an illustration of a face covered by another mask, which was labeled 'Doctor in distress,' showing tears streaming from the doctor's eyes.

They were intern doctors, medical officers and resident doctors from hospitals across Nepal.

Dr Krishna Sedhari, one of the protesters, s...