Kathmandu, July 29 -- The government's controversial land bill-the Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to Land, 2025-has come under scrutiny after lawmakers linked some provisions in the legislation to the disputed landholding case of Giribandhu Tea Estate, Jhapa.

Sensing some foul play in the legislation process, cross-party lawmakers have stopped the government's plan to endorse the bill through the federal parliament.

Despite the opposition to the bill, the government had listed it as a tentative agenda item for the House of Representatives on July 10.

Later, it had to be removed from the agenda after lawmakers, including from the ruling Nepali Congress, strongly objected to certain provisions included in the bill.

A few Congress...