<p class="title">Public Accounts Committee chairman H K Patil has urged Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri to allow it to hold meetings using online tools.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In this hour of Corona crisis the PAC should perform its duty. It should seek explanations from officials. (I) Request (you) to give access to conduct meetings through Webex, Zoom and e-inspections...," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patil said that the activities of PAC had come to a standstill following the second lockdown. While directions from the Speaker have prevented us from conducting meetings or spot inspections owing to Covid-19 fears, he should allow us to convene virtually and also conduct e-inspections, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The next meeting of the PAC is scheduled on Tuesday (July 28). Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Speaker has barred all House committees from holding meetings or inspections.</p>
<p class="title">Public Accounts Committee chairman H K Patil has urged Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri to allow it to hold meetings using online tools.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In this hour of Corona crisis the PAC should perform its duty. It should seek explanations from officials. (I) Request (you) to give access to conduct meetings through Webex, Zoom and e-inspections...," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patil said that the activities of PAC had come to a standstill following the second lockdown. While directions from the Speaker have prevented us from conducting meetings or spot inspections owing to Covid-19 fears, he should allow us to convene virtually and also conduct e-inspections, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The next meeting of the PAC is scheduled on Tuesday (July 28). Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Speaker has barred all House committees from holding meetings or inspections.</p>
