ISLAMABAD, August 24: The Senate Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges met under the Chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Tahir Bizinjo here at the Old Pips Hall, Parliament Lodges on Wednesday.
The committee discussed the proposed amendment in Rule 57 in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012 introduced by Senator Behramand Khan Tangi during the Senate Session.
The amendment proposed to decrease the number of supplementary questions from three to one. Senator Behramand Khan Tangi said that the Chairman shall disallow any admissibility of supplementary question.
The Ministry did not support the amendment as it might infringe the right enshrined in article 66(1) of the constitution for freedom of speech to the members in the Parliament. – DNA