Kathmandu, June 20 -- The government has been widely criticised for allegedly trying to stall the Federal Civil Service Bill even after it was presented in the plenary of the House of Representatives. Prior to this, the bill was endorsed by the concerned House committee.

Lawmakers from the opposition parties and other stakeholders came down heavily on the government after the agenda of tabling the bill for deliberations was not included in the fortnightly calendar of the House of Representatives published on Wednesday.

Opposition MPs have accused the government of trying to change the provision for a two-year cooling-off period included in the bill by the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee.

The provision restricts top bureaucr...