Srinagar, Apr 20 (KNS): The law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister, Abdul Haq Khan Wednesday called on the chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir state accountability commission, Justice B A Khan to discuss the affairs of the commission and the difficulties faced by it in its functioning.
The member of the commission justice J.P. Singh was also present in the meeting.
Justice Khan apprised the minister of the difficulties faced by the commission in performance of its statutory duties and steps that were required to be taken to review the commission.
He handed over a copy of the purposed amendments to him to be taken up in the next budget session of the state assembly.
Justice Khan brought to the notice of the minister that the commission had been rendered in-effective over the years after multiple amendments were made in the State Accountability Commission Act reducing its jurisdiction only to the political class and by excluding public servants and other bodies like the government corporations, universities, and cooperative societies extra from it.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelHe emphasized the restoration of the powers of the commission as vested in it by Original Act of 2002.
The Minister in turns assured the commission of the governments support and cooperation to make it an effective and potent instrument of the transparency and accountability in the public administration. (KNS)