Accountability: ECP asks lawmakers to submit asset details by Sept 30
The ECP said that if lawmakers fail to submit the details, their membership from the relevant assembly would be suspended.
On July 4, the ECP had asked all registered political parties to submit details of their accounts and assets for the last financial year by August 29.
Every year, the ECP seeks details from political parties about their annual income, source of funding and details of assets. The practice, started in 2002, has never been more than a formality as the ECP has never verified details submitted by political parties and there is no mechanism within the ECP to cross-check details.
Article 13 of the Political Parties Order, 2002, ascribes that every political party should submit their financial records to the election commission within 60 days of the close of each financial year.
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Why this exercise when details are not submitted on time, no penalty imposed on delay submission & there is no mechanism to cross check submitted details ? waste of every ones time....