Scores of protesters on Sunday demonstrated in Kathmandu demanding to scrap off a Guthi [trust] bill arguing that the bill was brought by the government in an attempt to capture the Guthi lands preserved for centuries.
Police used water cannon and force to disperse the demonstrating Guthi supporters who had gathered at the Maitighar Mandala to protest the bill introduced by the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.
The bill registered at the National Assembly proposes forming an ‘authority’ to manage the Guthis, which are currently being managed by the Guthi Corporation.
People’s News Monitoring Service
