Dump Political Development Council, CDC panel chairman urges
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Paiboon Nititawan, chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee's panel on checks and balances, yesterday called for scrapping the Political Development Council because it lacks teeth.
The council has no concrete achievements to show, unlike other productive independent bodies such as the Ombudsman and National Human Rights Commission.
It lacks the authority to order compliance with any measure, he said.
It did come up with recommendations to agencies but any educational institution could carry out that role, so it is not worthwhile for the council to continue to be an independent organisation under the new charter, Paiboon said.
The National Reform Council also has its own committee that can propose political reforms and sustainable political-development measures, he added.
