ISLAMABAD, June 28, 2021: The Punjab Assembly held general discussion on supplementary budget for the year 2020-21 and twenty-four lawmakers participated in it, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Monday.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during the tenth sitting of the 33rd session:

Members’ Participation

• The House met for two hours and 47 minutes.
• The sitting started at 04:14 pm against the scheduled time of 02:00 pm.
• The speaker presided over the sitting for 48 minutes, the deputy speaker for 19 minutes while remaining sitting was chaired by a member of panel of chairpersons.
• The leaders of the House (Chief Minister) and the opposition did not attend the sitting.
• As many as 73 MPAs (20 percent) were present at the outset and 27 (seven percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.
• The parliamentary leader of PPPP and PRHP attended the proceedings.
• As many as four out of eight minority lawmakers attended the sitting.

 Representation and Responsiveness

• Twenty-four lawmakers participated in debate on supplementary budget for the year 2020-21 and consumed two hours and 22 minutes of the proceedings.

Order and Institutionalization

• Two lawmakers spoke on points of order for three minutes related to governance issue.
• The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 02:00 pm.

 Transparency

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

This daily factsheet is based on direct observation of the Punjab Assembly proceedings conducted by SANGAT Development Foundation, a member organization of FAFEN. Errors and omissions are excepted