CPA India Region conference: Legislature should act as watchdog on financial accountability of Executive, says Birla
(WorldNews India)

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Friday said that Legislature should act as a watchdog on financial accountability of the Executive. He was addressing a plenary session on `enhancing focus of the legislators on legislative business` on the second day of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region conference at the state Legislative Assembly in Lucknow Friday. `Legislatures should act as watchdogs on financial accountability of the Executive. For this, it is necessary that they have a better understanding of financial terminologies and budgetary processes,` the Lok Sabha speaker said, adding that some teams of experienced parliamentarians and officials can be sent to different...