There has been widespread opposition to the government's plan to introduce a law to provide life-long 'Kust facilities' to ex-special officials from the state fund. From the leaders of the ruling party to former administrators and social sector leaders have objected to the government's preparations.

They are of the opinion that if the law is introduced to give life-long ``Kust facility'' to ex-officers, it will be fatal for the system and the governance system. 

The Council of Ministers meeting held on December 9 has given approval to the Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare a draft of the 'Bill to provide facilities for ex-officers'. After the Council of Ministers gave in-principle approval to the proposal of the Home Ministry, the officials of the Ministry are engaged in the drafting of the bill to provide lifelong facilities for the ex-officers. 

Ruling Congress leader Shekhar Koirala says that instead of giving lifetime benefits to ex-specialists, the current benefits should be reduced. "This step of the government is counter-intelligence to destruction," he says, "growing anger of the citizens saying that the government is in the vicious circle of misrule, opposition to the work of the government within the ruling party and another misdemeanor attempt in a sensitive situation where wrong elements are heating the streets will not benefit the order and the political party." 

UML leader former law minister Padam Giri says that a law should not be made to give life-long benefits to ex-officers. "Such laws should not be introduced to increase expenses," he says. "In other countries, ex-officers go to universities and work according to their own skills. This practice should also be started in our country. The issue of providing lifelong facilities is wrong in principle." "The former Chief Justice receives a monthly pension, why do they need lifetime benefits on top of that?," he said, "If there is no residence in the name of himself or his family, the state can look into it in any way, but lifetime benefits should not be given." "For the former President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker and Speaker of the National Assembly, it is harmful for the country that the government intends to provide life-long facilities from the government fund," he says.

He said that a decade and a half ago, sitting in the Beruju Forsyote Committee, he had recovered the money illegally taken by 22 ex-ministers, including Dasain expenses. "Such amount was recovered from the minister who understood the Dasain expenses against the law, now it is unfortunate that a law has been brought to exploit the state's treasury and keep the former official in an institutional form." "This step of the government may increase public anger on the streets and create a threat to the system itself. It should be stopped immediately," he said. This is not a good sign for the order and system.'

On the contrary, he demands that after 2046, the exact details should be made public as to how many benefits have been received from the state treasury. "The government should issue a white paper with the details of the ex-officers who have received the benefits. It is objectionable that the people have to pay taxes from the money earned by blood and sweat," he says. "It has been years since Transparency Report included Nepal in the list of countries where corruption is rampant. Recently, Nepal has been included in the gray list for the second time," she says.

Deputy Prime Minister Singh lied about the Constitution Bill 

Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakashman Singh has publicly lied about the approval of the Cabinet to make a law related to the facilities of ex-officers. Although the cabinet meeting approved the home on 9th December 2081, in a Congress program held in Palpa, Minister Singh said that there was no decision to bring a law in this regard from the cabinet and that the media had spread rumours.

The Council of Ministers had decided on December 9th to give in-principle approval to the drafting of a bill to make arrangements for the facilities of pre-specialized officials in accordance with the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs. In that meeting, another proposal made by Minister Singh on behalf of the Ministry of Urban Development and Deputy Prime Minister himself seems to have been approved.