With more and more people, especially from the Newar community, joining the protest against the Guthi (Trust) Bill in all three Districts of Kathmandu valley, the number of demonstrators has been swelling each day, reports The Himalayan Times on June 15. They held placards demanding withdrawal of the Bill from the Parliament. Guthi operators in Kathmandu said that if the current Guthi Bill was enacted into law, it would allow the land mafia to capture Guthi land and it would also adversely impact people’s culture, tradition and religious practices.