Islamabad: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani barred caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi from introducing the bill when senators tightened rules on behalf of the interim government Questions were asked, The News reported Wednesday.
Solangi Motion Pictures (Amendment) wanted to pass the bill, however، Former chairman of the Senate, Raza Rabbani, claimed on a point of order that caretaker governments do not have legislative powers.
He pointed out that this is the first time in the country’s parliamentary history that the concept of guardians has been introduced in the constitution, That an interim government has brought the legislative business before the Senate.
Rabbani insisted that only a majority government in any House of Parliament could introduce a bill، He added that only members of the parliamentary-style government can present a bill in the House.
The former chairman urged the chair not to allow such a bad priority in his presidency that an unelected person representing the caretaker government should legislate, He was asked to remove the item of the agenda from the orders of the day.
In response, Solangi said he has stood by the constitution, law and democracy for the rest of his life and there is no possibility of any change.
The Information Minister said that he would respect any decision taken by the House, which would encourage the chair to observe it، “if No haste, let’s wait for the elected government. Let’s avoid it. I’ll review it and get an opinion and then talk about it on the Friday call.
Talking about the notice to draw the attention of the Minister in-charge of the Cabinet Division to the issuance of a notification on August 23 under which to deal with legislative cases The Cabinet Committee (CCLC) has been formed, with Senator Rabbani claiming that the caretaker Prime Minister’s move is unconstitutional.
However, Solangi clarified that the CCLC is not designed for basic legislation but for sub-principle. He rejected Rabbani’s concerns over the formation of the committee and the two, saying it was formed under business rules.
The minister added that the constitution does not even prevent the caretaker government from issuing ordinances, although there is no mention of the caretaker government. He said that emergency legislation is also permissible under Article 89 of the Constitution.
Solangi also said that the main purpose of the committee is to support the work of the Cabinet Secretariat.
Rabbani was once again in his footsteps to ask the minister through a chair that the committee’s report could be kept in the House to find out what ToRs were Are۔
