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The Speaker also extended his appreciation to the honourable members for
frankly expressing their views on the various provisions and articles of the eight
Chathrims endorsed in the 79 th session of the Assembly. He instructed that the
words and phrases proposed for change in the Chathrims be done without
leaving any of them.
In accordance with the submissions made by the Dorji Lopen and the Punakha
Chimi, the Speaker said that any Chathrim drafted hereafter should have a
dedicatory preface and a concluding prayer. As pointed out by some members,
it is time now to amend the Chathrim for the election of Chimis and members of
the Royal Advisory Council. He said that it were better if the Council of
Ministers discuss the issue according to the command of His Majesty the King
and debate on them in the next session.
Since the previous year, His Majesty the King has commanded the importance
of establishing a legal committee as aspired by the honourable members.
Accordingly, the National Assembly Secretariat has drafted a Chathrim for the
legal committee and submitted it to His Majesty. His Majesty has issued it to the
Council of Ministers and commanded that it be submitted in the following
session of the Assembly. The Speaker said that although the committee cannot
be established immediately, he is hopeful that it would be established in the
following Assembly session. Depending upon the needs of the government and
the people, there will be many Chathrims that will either need amendment or
new drafting altogether. Rather than set a limit, it is the responsibility of the
National Assembly to consider as many legislation as possible. With this
observation, the Speaker concluded the discussion on passing the Chathrims.
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