''Guthi'' Bill was a controversial bill tabled at the
National Assembly of Nepal by the
Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation on 29 April 2019.
It proposed nationalising all
guthi
Guthi or Gosthi; Newar language, Newar: , romanized: ''guthi''; etymologically from is a social system of the Newar community in Nepal. With land trusts, Guthis support the socio-economic status of their communities.Title:नेपाली स ...
s and replacing the Guthi Sansthan with a powerful commission that would manage and regulate all guthis as well as religious sites and ceremonies. The proposed bill, and especially clauses 23 and 24 of it, sparked widespread protests by the
Newar
Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...
community in the
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley (), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley (, Newar language, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayas, Hima ...
which viewed the bill as an attack on their religious and cultural heritage.
[ Following a period of sustained street protests, the government officially withdrew the bill on 25 June 2019, the first time an incumbent Nepali government has withdrawn a bill it introduced to parliament.]
References
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