KATHMANDU, Feb. 18 -- The land-related ordinance has unleashed a heated debate regarding whether the ordinance should be endorsed in Parliament. Oppositions parties, including some Madhesh-based parties, particularly the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) have opposed it while two major ruling parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML are gunning for its passage. The parties that oppose the ordinance claim that the ordinance cannot be passed in its current form.

The coalition partners argue that the ordinance's endorsement would enhance public land management, utilization which would stimulate economic growth. Opponents, including JSP-N and LSP, both of whom are partners in the ruling coalition,...