Kathmandu, Aug. 2 -- Nepal has resumed discussions on the draft of the National Integrity Policy, which was first tabled in 2018 during KP Sharma Oli's second term as prime minister.

The draft policy, which received both praise and criticism from national and international stakeholders, is now back in the spotlight.

On Thursday, the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly resumed discussions on the draft of the policy. Sher Bahadur Deuba, soon after becoming prime minister on June 8, 2017, had pushed for this policy's formulation.

A secretary at the Prime Minister's Office said the policy had been gathering dust for five years, but now they were considering moving it forward.

The proposed p...