(The Kathmandu Post, July 14, 2012)

(Another Constitutional lawyer Bipin Adhikari said the only alternative is the president exercising his prerogative to issue orders to remove difficulties and retaining incumbent commissioners for a while. “The government and the President should work in unison to make this happen,” said Adhikari. Countering Shakya’s argument, Adhikari said an appointed commissioner cannot delegate his power to bureaucrats. “The delegated power cannot be re-delegated by an appointed official. It is against the constitution,” he said.)