Daily Times

The opposition in Punjab Assembly led by the PML-N on Monday submitted a requisition for the pre-budget session of the assembly.

The requisition was submitted in the Secretariat of Punjab Assembly in which the speaker was asked to convene the pre-budget session that was due in March but couldn’t be held due to the COVID-19. The requisition signed by the lawmakers of opposition was submitted by PML-N MPAs Samiullah Khan and Malik Nadeem Kamran.

According to the rules of business of the Punjab Assembly, the speaker is bound to convene the session within fourteen days of the submission of the requisition signed by 1/4th members of the House and PML-N has 166 members in the house of 371 while only 93 MPAs are required to submit the requisition. Now the requisition has been submitted by the opposition, the speaker is left with no option except to call the session within 14 days.

According to the requisition, the session should be convened to hold the General Discussion for the next budget (2020-21). “In accordance with the rule number 133-A of the Punjab Assembly, it is mandatory to convene the pre-budget session, in which members of the assembly are to propose their suggestions for the budget.