Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- A parliamentary special committee formed to probe the tampering of the "cooling-off period" provision in the Federal Civil Service Bill, 2024 has concluded that the manipulation resulted from systemic negligence, lack of due legislative diligence, and institutional failure. It pointed to moral and procedural lapses by key officials, including the State Affairs Committee chair, its secretary, and senior bureaucrats.

The committee, in its report, has also indicted the entire parliamentary committee for collective failure to uphold legislative integrity.

In the conclusions and recommendations section of Chapter 6 of the report, the committee outlines four causes for the error. It states that the inclusion of Sub-clause...