Let House function

The ruling and opposition parties shouldn’t waste time before trying to hammer out a compromise.

When this Parliament session commenced on February 6, political leaders, parliament secretariat and the government all committed to make the new session of the legislature more productive. The prime minister and the then law minister, among other top officials, pledged to give enough business to the House and train its focus on law-making and deliberations on pressing issues. Political leaders and lawmakers were widely criticised for the unproductive previous session. Besides engaging in routine endorsement of annual budget bills, only a single other bill (on usury) was passed during the session spanning 65 meetings over 180 days.