Discussion on Budget Continues in Punjab Assembly

ISLAMABAD, June 18, 2019: As many as 24 lawmakers participated in the general discussion on the annual budget 2019-20 in Punjab Assembly, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) its Daily Factsheet on Tuesday.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during fourth sitting of the 10th session:

Members’ Participation

  • The House met for three hours and 33 minutes.
  • The sitting started at 1622 hours against the scheduled time of 1500 hours.
  • The Speaker presided over the sitting for an hour and 12 minutes.
  • The Deputy Speaker presided over the sitting for an hour and 15 minutes while a Member of the Panel of the Chairpersons chaired the rest of the proceedings.
  • The Leaders of the House and the Opposition did not attend the proceedings.
  • As many as 70 MPAs (19%) were present at the outset and 25 (7%) at the adjournment of the sitting.
  • The parliamentary leaders of PPPP and PRHP attended the proceedings.
  • As many as six out of eight minority lawmakers attended the sitting.

Representation and Responsiveness

  • As many as 24 lawmakers –14 of PML-N, eight of PTI, one each of PPPP and PRHP – took part in the general discussion on the budget 2019-20. The discussion continued for two hours and 54 minutes.

 Order and Institutionalization

  • The House was adjourned to meet again on June 19, 2019 (Wednesday) at 1500 hours.

Transparency

  • ‘Orders of the Day’ was available on Assembly’s website.
  • Information on Members’ attendance is available on Assembly’s website.

The daily factsheet is based on direct observation of the Punjab Assembly proceedings conducted by PATTAN Development Organization – a member organization of FAFEN. Errors and omissions are regretted