CIAA chief for amending laws to check graft

The chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Surya Nath Upadhayaya urged the State Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives to amend several existing laws in order to curb corruption in the country.

According to him, rampant corruption can be checked if the House amends laws and makes them compatible with the UN Convention Against Corruption.

Addressing a meeting of the State Affairs committee held to discuss the role of the CIAA in combating corruption, Upadhayaya said the Corruption Control Act 2059BS, Military Act 2016, Members of House of Representatives Election Act 2047, Financial Procedural Act 2055, Company Ordinance 2062, Shareholders Act 2020, Nepal Rastra Bank Act 2058, Local Bodies Election Act 2049 and the Bank and Financial Bodies Act 2056 need to be amended.