Madhya Pradesh State Assembly Speaker Sitasharan Sharma has said that the newly-formed committees for maintaining a check on the executive should function properly and with responsibility.
Sharma was addressing the first joint meeting of such committees here at the Assembly premises on Monday. Sharma informed that committee members that they can seek documents from the departments concerned and also get the evidences. The working of the committees is confidential and its responsibility lies on the committee members.
Earlier, before the meeting, Principal Secretary of the Assembly Bhagwandev Israni welcomed the Speaker and presidents and members of the newly-formed committees.
President of the Public Accounts Committee Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, president of the House Committee Kailash Chawla, Public sector related committee and Privilege committee president Kedarnath Shukla, Estimates Committee president Omprakash Saklecha and SC-ST and OBC welfare committee president Devendrsa Verma assured the Speaker their committees would work efficiently.
Vidhan Sabha Secretary Umashankar Raghuwanshi proposed a vote of thanks to the members. Vidhan Sabha secretariat officers and employees also remained present on the occasion.