Kathmandu, April 18 -- The government, on April 15, formed a high-level inquiry commission led by former Supreme Court justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari to investigate the assets of high-ranking officials and employees who have held public office over the past two decades.

The move has revived questions over whether yet another inquiry panel will lead to tangible action, given the long history of commissions whose recommendations were never implemented.

The five-member panel includes former justices Purushottam Parajuli and Chandiraj Dhakal, former deputy inspector general of Nepal Police Ganesh KC, and chartered accountant Prakash Lamsal. The commission has been tasked with examining wealth accumulated between 2006 and 2026, a period mar...