National Assembly Discusses Federal Budget 2020-21 - Press Release issued by Free and Fair Election Network.

Islamabad -- June 19, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)

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The National Assembly held general discussion on the Annual Budget 2020-21 on Friday, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during tenth sitting of the 22nd NA session:

Members' Participation

The House met for an hour and 49 minutes.

The proceedings started at 1107 hours against the scheduled time of 1100 hours.

The Speaker presided over the sitting for 46 minutes while rest of the proceedings was chaired by the Deputy Speaker.

The Leader of the House (Prime Minister) and the Opposition Leader did not attend the sitting.

A total of 18 lawmakers (5%) were present at the outset and 38 (11%) at the adjournment of the sitting.

As per SOPs, 46 lawmakers of the government and 40 members of the opposition parties would attend each sitting during the ongoing budget session while the overall attendance to be marked at the main gate of the National Assembly.

The parliamentary leaders of PML-N and BAP attended the sitting.

Three out of 10 minority lawmakers were also present during the proceedings.

Representation and Responsiveness

Three lawmakers took part in the debate on...