KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 11

Minister of Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said all government bodies as well as the general people have significant role in maintaining good governance in the country.

During a discussion on the bill designed to amend the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Act, 1991 at the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the Parliament today, Minister Sharma viewed that making the implementation of anti-corruption laws effective was the main agenda of the hour. She said proper implementation and compliance of laws should be a matter of concern for all in the context of corruption control. 'The main issue is the type of organisation and how to hold the government to account,' she mentioned.

Similarly, Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration Anita Devi stressed that leaders of the parties represented in the leadership of the local level should take effective steps to stop irregularities there.

'The CIAA was effective in the past, but people are not happy after it remained ineffective in recent time.'

Likewise, CIAA Chief Commissioner Prem Kumar Rai shared that the trend of making decision from the Cabinet in the name of policy-level decision should be stopped.

'The proposals of making such decision should not be tabled and Chief Secretary should return such proposals,' he said. Stating that it was necessary to bring laws to prosecute those not exercising the rights given by laws, Rai expressed commitment that the CIAA would refine the dimension of investigation and prosecution in corruption cases.

A version of this article appears in the print on October 12, 2023, of The Himalayan Times