Kathmandu, June 18 -- Representatives of the ruling Nepal Communist Party elected from Kathmandu Valley have urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to reconsider the Guthi Bill, which has drawn massive criticism from the Newar community of Kathmandu.

At a meeting with Oli on Monday afternoon, around 300 representatives said the government must suspend--or withdraw--the bill, against which Kathmandu locals are preparing a massive protest on Wednesday.

"Almost all who spoke at today's meeting demanded that the government withdraw the bill," said Jeevan Ram Shrestha, a member of the federal parliament.

Amid growing criticism of the Guthi Bill, Oli, upon his return from a week-long Europe tour, told the media on Sunday that "if there are any c...