The parliamentarians have suggested the government not to bow down to high-ranking employees who are trying to remove the provision of two-year 'cooling-off period' placed in the Federal Civil Service Bill. In Thursday's meeting of the House of Representatives, the MPs have also demanded to pass the bill immediately.

Under the pressure of the chief secretary and secretaries, the parliamentarians objected to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's move to remove the provision of 'cooling-off period' placed in the civil service bill unanimously passed by the State Order and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives. The MPs of the ruling party along with the opposition have criticized the high-ranking employees who are trying to remove the system and have asked the government not to bow down to the leadership of the employees.

There is a provision in the bill that employees who have retired from government service by compulsorily or resigning cannot take any government appointment for 2 years. The chief secretary, general secretary and secretaries of the federal parliament have been lobbying to amend the bill to suit their interests by putting pressure on the government. Speaker Devraj Ghimire has been prevented from passing the Civil Bill by forcing him to pressurize through the Prime Minister. Speaker Ghimire has removed the bill from the agenda of the parliament until June 15. The secretaries are trying hard to get the ruling party Congress to agree to their interests. Prime Minister Oli is also discussing with the Congress to amend the provision. 

In Thursday's meeting of the House of Representatives, Congress leader Ramhari Khatiwada, who is also the Chairman of the State Arrangements Committee, demanded the immediate passage of the Civil Bill. While submitting the committee's report on the Citizenship Bill, Khatiwada said, "The Civil Bill submitted by us from the State Order and Good Governance Committee has also come here. It was not included in the agenda today, I believe that it will also be included in the agenda soon.' 

It was decided to present the Civil Bill on the agenda of Tuesday's meeting. However, Federal Affairs and General Administration Minister Rajkumar Gupta, who was supposed to present the proposal, did not come to the meeting. Speaker Ghimire raised the issue of visit visa and adjourned the meeting on the pretext of 'well' siege by RSVP. While, before and after that (Thursday) RSVP surrounded 'Well', the Speaker had put forward other agenda. 

Maoist's chief whip Hitraj Pandey said that the government has not acted as promised in making the law. "I would like to draw the attention of the government to put this bill on the agenda immediately," he said.

United Socialist Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader Rajendra Pandey said that the bill passed unanimously by the committee should not be stuck under the pressure of some employees. He said that the passing of this bill is mandatory to solve the problems of the employees. Pandey said, "I have heard that there is a delay in bringing this bill by acting as a threat that we will resign together." 25 secretaries resign and new joint secretaries take charge. Such policies should not be made based on threats.

The chief secretary and secretaries colluded with the prime minister, ministers and heads of political parties to ensure a constitutional, diplomatic and political appointment before retirement. In section 82 of the bill passed by the committee, "A civil servant or an employee who has resigned from or retired from other government services will not be appointed to any constitutional or government position before the completion of two years from the date of retirement." After 'lobbying' by the chief secretary and secretaries saying that 'cooling-off period' should not be kept only for civil servants, the way has been opened to apply to resignation or compulsory retirement from all government services.

There is a trend among civil servants to increase their pension and take another appointment by resigning some time before the mandatory retirement from the post of chief secretary, secretary and joint secretary. High-ranking employees have been criticized for conniving with the political leadership and appointing them as constitutional commission officers, ambassadors and other political positions while still in office. 

After being appointed as a constitutional commission or a diplomatic officer, there have been accusations that the work is not effective and that the position is occupied only.

The employees have also objected to the implementation method of the provision in the bill to raise the retirement age from 58 to 60 years. They are also pressing to implement the age limit from 58 to 60 years at once. If the rule of 58 to 60 years is implemented as insisted by the Chief Secretary and Secretaries, their service period will increase by two years directly.