Kolkata, July 3 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday called for modernisation of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, saying its infrastructure, digital systems and public outreach must be upgraded to meet the expectations of a modern legislature.
Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day orientation programme for newly elected West Bengal MLAs in New Town, Adhikari said the Assembly had significant scope for improvement and stressed the need to make its functioning more transparent and accessible.
"The Assembly needs a lot of work," the Chief Minister said at the New Town Convention Centre.
He revealed that the state government had requested Speaker to introduce live telecasts of House proceedings so that peop...