LUMBINI, Feb. 14 -- The Save Lumbini Struggle Committee has demanded that half of the income generated from monetary offerings by visitors to the Mayadevi Temple at Lumbini should be provided to the Lumbini Cultural Municipality. The committee has stated that locals have made an incomparable contribution to the conservation and development of the Lumbini area, including providing land for the Lumbini master plan. It complains that the income from the Mayadevi Temple and other places is not invested in local development.

In a 19-point memorandum recently submitted to the Lumbini Development Trust, the committee has called for amending the LDT statute to make provision for selecting the office-bearers, including the vice-chair, treasurer, ...