ITANAGAR, Nov 7:Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, TN Thongdok attended the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) at Bangladesh on November 6 last.

Addressing a workshop titled “Democracy must deliver: Role of parliament in addressing the challenges”, Thongdok spoke on making the principle of accountability of executive to parliament a workable one.

 “The principle of accountability of executive to parliament must be made a workable one. This will happen only when executive becomes completely separate from parliament. If the political executive emerges from parliament, this accountability of the executive to parliament will seriously suffer,” he said. 

According to him, the conflict between freedom and development is a “political conflict” and there is no fixed model for striking a balance between the two.

“The bottom line, however, is that democracy alone can deliver faster and equitable development despite challenges,” he added.

The eight-day annual conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) began on November 1 with participation of about 540 MPs.

---

Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
Email: kenterjoyaz@easternsentinel.in / editoreasternsentinel@gmail.com
Phone: 0360-2212313

<< Back to News List