Standing committees
Our constitution (Article 67) has the provision for forming parliamentary standing committees. Successive sub-articles describe its formation, function, authority etc. The aim of parliamentary standing committees is to establish transparency and accountability of government institutions.
The AL government empowered the MPs as standing committee chairmen, instead of ministers. Some opposition MPs have also been given this position. I think it is a good gesture on the part of the ruling party.
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