The unauthorized alteration made to the Federal Civil Service Bill—unanimously passed by the Parliament—is no ordinary mistake. It is a violent assault on the soul of the bill, a betrayal of democratic process, and a criminal act that demands the harshest possible legal accountability. Those involved must be expelled from the parliamentary arena permanently.
Dr. Shekhar Koirala has raised a serious question: under whose conspiracy, whose direction, and whose vested interest was this unauthorized amendment carried out? These questions now belong to the people. The bill had clearly prohibited any civil servant who resigned or retired from being appointed to any government or constitutional position for two years. But another clause was slyly inserted to exempt “diplomatic and constitutional appointments” from this restriction. To argue that this contradiction was inserted “unknowingly” is not just foolish—it is a dangerous lie.
This criminal manipulation is not merely a technical error in a legal document—it is a reflection of deep-rooted immorality in governance, institutional failure, and gross abuse of power. It is a blatant attack on parliamentary sovereignty, and since it originated from within the Parliament itself, its impact is even more grave.
This incident raises serious questions about the integrity of parliamentary procedures and the accountability of elected representatives. Making such a critical change overnight without informing the lawmakers who signed every word of the original report is nothing short of an insult to democracy.
Committee Chairperson Ramhari Khatiwada’s attempt to deflect blame by citing “errors of the Law Ministry and the Ministry of General Administration” is cowardly. If it truly was a mistake, why wasn’t it corrected immediately? Why was the bill passed with the controversial clause still intact? Is Parliament just a tool for sycophants in power—feeding off taxpayer money while staying silent in the face of manipulation passed off as “errors”?
What the public must understand is this: this manipulation was crafted as a legal “gate pass” for a select few seeking high administrative positions and unwilling to let go of power. The “cooling-off period” provision was meant to prevent those resigning or retiring from immediately securing reappointments and enjoying dual benefits through influence and connections. But this clause was deliberately undermined to revive that very malpractice.
Today, the voice raised by Shekhar Koirala is not merely one of individual frustration—it is a cry from the constitutional conscience of the nation. Those involved—from the committee chairperson, the law ministry, the general administration ministry, the parliamentary secretariat, to complicit lawmakers—must all be investigated. The Speaker must form a special committee immediately to make the facts public.
If Parliament fails to defend its own dignity, the people will not just be disappointed—they will be enraged. If this culture of tampering with legislation continues unchecked, democracy will become a private enterprise of those in power.
This entire episode reminds us yet again: defending the Constitution is the responsibility of every citizen. In today’s Parliament, it’s not representatives of the people—but loyal servants of power—who are selling the Republic.
It is time to redefine the relationship between Parliament, power, and the people. Let us publicly expose the names, actions, and intentions of the culprits. Let us restore public trust by taking strict action against those who sabotaged the “cooling-off period.” If not, such legal manipulations done under the guise of “federal implementation” will burn down the very rule-of-law structure of our nation.
