MIM opposes decision to reduce Assembly session

 “The entire budget session is to be wound up in 20 days of sittings, as against the usual 29 days of sittings. I would like to point out that this meeting was held for framing the rules to run the House but, unfortunately, the committee took decisions on restricting the sittings of the august House. As per convention, it is the



Business Advisory Committee that recommends the time that should be allocated for the discussions on the Bills and other business of the House and the number of days that the House shall meet,” he said.

Akbaruddin Owaisi said the Rules could not be summarily changed and the powers and functions of the Business Advisory Committee could not be taken away in this manner. Moreover, he said the Rules of Procedure provide for the constitution of 18 legislature committees, apart from the BAC.  “However, from the media reports, I learn that the Rules Committee meeting on January 6 decided to reduce the number of Legislature Committees to only 12. This is unfair. I strongly object to the decisions purportedly taken at the meeting of the Rules Committee,” he said.

 The MIM leader said the creation of a new State did not mean that the legislative procedures could be shortened or the number of legislature committees reduced because the right of members for thorough debates could not be curtailed and the subjects that the committees deal with are not going to disappear. He urged the Secretary to keep the decisions taken at the meeting of Rules Committee in abeyance till the matters were discussed thoroughly at the forthcoming meetings of the committee.