Nepal, July 1 -- Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala has stated that unauthorized changes made to the Federal Civil Service Bill 2080 BS are a grave offense.

Taking to his Facebook account on Tuesday, Koirala expressed that unauthorized alteration of the bill, which was presented in parliament by consensus, is not an ordinary incident but a serious crime against the country and its people, as well as an insult to the sovereign parliament.

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He urged that those involved in such actions be subjected to the strictest possible punishment and that the altered provisions be restored to their original state immediately. No further proceedings on the bill should conti...