Near about 200 women rallied through the Nepali capital to disapprove of a government system to pay out cash encouragement to men for marrying widows. Nepal's center-left alliance publicized a plan last month to disburse men the equivalent of $650 for marrying widows. However women protesting for slogans such as "You can't sell your mother," and "We don't want government dowries," marched toward a government compound that houses the prime minister's office.  The mob had been stopped by the riot police before it could be worse, but no complain had been lodged to take custody of any one of the protesters.

Durga Neupane, an organiser and a widow, said activists would constantly encourage and motivate widows all the way through the Himalayan nation if the government failed to change the pronouncement by next three to four days. "If that is not done we'll gather widows from across the country and organise more protests," she said. Hence the government states that the main objective of the implementation of method is to help widows who confront social and cultural obstructions in a majority-Hindu society. However Neupane believed it is nothing but the illusion of the government. They either do not think in deep the consequences of the effect or the Govt. deny the fact in thinking of their vote bank. She explained why they are protesting the issue as men would marry widows for money and later throw them out.

Widows, she said, should instead be given jobs, better health care and education.  Lily Thapa, creator of the group Women for Human Rights (WHR) and one of the organisers of the rally, said: "It's totally humiliating for the women. We do not want this. It's against our human rights."