Staff Reporter

Speakers at a discussion meeting in the city yesterday called for taking preparations to make the ninth Parliament to be elected trough the next general elections effective by taking lessons from the failures of the legislative bodies of the past.
The suggestions offered ranged from creation of pre-election understanding for making the legislature functional, creation of a balance of power between the President and the Prime Minister, steps to make the committees of Parliament effective and secure attendance of MPs by reducing the period of unauthorized absence among others. [Read more]