Government secretaries have accused the ministers of trying to make them 'yes-men' and use them for illegal operations. In a meeting held at the office of Chief Secretary Madhav Prasad Ghimire, 40 secretaries complained against the high-handedness of ministers. The officials alleged that they have not been able to work due to unnecessary interference by ministers and declared that they will not tolerate illegal activities of their bosses.

Chief Secretary Ghimire instructed secretaries not to succumb to pressure from ministers. "If any problems arise, contact us at the PMO," he said during the meeting.

Generally, important decisions pertaining to the ministry are first approved by the secretary after due process and then presented in front of the cabinet. But ministers have been bypassing the official channel and pressurising secretaries to sign the documents without proper evaluation.

Lately, there have been several politically motivated transfers by the government, which has destablised the bureaucracy and built resentment among civil servants. Acting on the demand of the secretaries, Chief Secretary Pokharel issued a halt on all transfer orders except those of first class officers approved by the cabinet.