As the government is making political decisions and replacing bureaucrats on its own, the chiefs of the three security wings did not attend a function held at the Home Ministry Monday to install the new Home Secretary breaking the tradition.

Shyam Bhakta Thapa, Sahabir Thapa and Devi Ram Sharma, chiefs respectively of the Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force (APF) and the National Investigation Department (NID) that operate under the Ministry, didn’t attend the function despite being invited, sources said.

On the occasion, Umesh Mainali formally replaced Balkrishna Prasain as Home Secretary.

However, second-rung police officials were at hand. Om Bikram Rana, Rajendra Bahadur Singh and Rup Sagar Moktan of Nepal Police; Basudev Oli, Rohit Thapa and Ravi Raj Thapa of the APF; and Dhan Singh Karki of the NID were present on the occasion, according to reports.

People from various quarters, including parliamentarians, have urged the government to immediately sack the security chiefs including Chief of Army Staff Pyar Jung Thapa, for their alleged involvement in suppressing the people’s movement.

Umesh Mainali, who was sent to reserve pool by the royal government has been appointed as the secretary of the Home Ministry.