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    "content": "In the mean time, it will be good to treat the deliberations in the Departmental Committee as part and parcel of discussing this Motion. So, what I would propose, as the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs did, is that the amendments that we are expecting will be part and parcel of the Motion. After we refer the Motion to be discussed by the Departmental Committee, it will be returned for the House to continue with discussion on it as amended. That is the point I am making. I think it is reasonable. It is a compromise between the two sides, and it will make us move forward, rather than split hairs. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even in our Coalition Government, we established a Coalition Management Committee. That Coalition Management Committee, I would say, will do very well if it observed the rules laid down in the Political Parties Act regarding arbitration on conflicts amongst and between political parties. The reason for this Act is to make it easier for political parties to settle their disputes and affairs within the realm of interaction amongst political parties, rather than take them to courts of law. This House knows that, as Members of Parliament, we are extremely dissatisfied with the way the court system runs in this country. It is better to establish an institution that is to manage the affairs of political parties, rather than surrender that responsibility to the courts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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