Why do you think an MLA should be more accountable to people?
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Explanation:
At a broad level, legislative assemblies and legislative councils together form the legislative body at the state level. As a representational body, it has the mandate to make laws, hold the state executive accountable and sanction public expenditure, just as the Parliament at the central level.
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As opposed to the Parliament of India, some states comprise of the lower house only (called the legislative assembly whose members are directly elected by the people), while few others also have the upper house (called the legislative council whose members are elected through a select electorate comprising of members of municipalities, teachers, MLAs and the Governor). Karnataka falls in the latter category.
During election time, it is common to associate MLAs’ performance with micro-level civic issues such as road, water and sewage infrastructure, and garbage management. This is because most people don’t know what an MLA is supposed to do. And perhaps, many MLAs don’t either!
But why is there no clarity on the roles and responsibilities of an MLA? How can we understand this better? That is what this article explains.
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at the broad level legislators