The government has formed a commission to investigate the assets of people in the country's political and civil service administration for the past two decades. The commission was formed at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The opposition parties have said that the formation of the commission is right because they have also been demanding it, but it should act based on facts. The committee, coordinated by former Supreme Court Justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari, will have five members, said government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel. 'It has been decided to form a property inquiry investigation commission to collect, verify and investigate the assets of key political officials and high-ranking employees who have held public positions from 2062/63 to 2082/83,' Pokharel said. The members of the committee include former Justice Purushottam Parajuli, former Justice Chandiraj Dhakal, former Deputy Inspector General of Police Ganesh KC and Chartered Accountant Prakash Lamsal.

The first meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 13 announced the formation of such a commission for good governance and transparency. The government decided to form a powerful property investigation committee within 15 days under the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to end the rampant corruption, the tendency to hide assets, and impunity in the country. The government had also decided to investigate assets from 2048 to 2062 in the second phase.

Opposition parties have said that the commission should work based on facts rather than political propaganda. The main opposition party, the Nepali Congress, has said that although it is right to form a commission to investigate the assets of those who have held executive positions, it would be better to make a permanent law and implement it and that this issue should not be politicized. Congress spokesperson Devraj Chalise said that the party's view is clear that the assets of those who have held executive positions and employees since 2046 should be investigated rather than for a specific period.

'Rather than forming such a commission, legal arrangements should be made.' This is not a matter of political discussion, your party or mine. It is a matter of making and implementing laws. Whenever, whoever, takes on public responsibility and mobilizes the country's revenue, makes policy decisions, their assets should be investigated,' Chalise said. 'Before taking on an executive position and even after leaving, a law should be made to make the assets public and a strict investigation should be conducted.' Spokesperson Chalise also said that she was wondering whether the government was looking for a political tool by using the issue of corruption.

UML Secretary and MP Padma Aryal said that the commission should work based on facts. 'Forming a commission is also about providing justice. It is not about covering up what is wrong,' Aryal said. 'You should not do anything that causes trouble or damages a person's self-respect. If the truth and facts show it, anyone must be involved in the action.' This is an issue that we have also been raising demands for.'

Similarly, the meeting of the Council of Ministers has formed another committee to implement the issues mentioned in the report of the 'Commission formed to investigate the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra' regarding the role of the security forces during the Gen-G movement.' The Council of Ministers has decided to form a committee under the coordination of former High Court judge Prem Raj Karki, with former Additional Inspector General of Police Subodh Adhikari of the Armed Police Force and former Additional Inspector General of Police Tek Prasad Rai of the Nepal Police as members, to study and make recommendations regarding the implementation of the report submitted by the Commission of Inquiry formed to investigate the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra, 2082.