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    "content": "First, I want to thank Sen. Khaniri and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for raising that particular matter. As you can see, these things are not very neat; so, there is definitely room for interpreting it the way you did. So, I would not take the hard rout that others have attempted. This being a debating Chamber, it is always good to debate on some of these issues. But in terms of disposing the matter, the issue you raised first is whether there is a Motion before us. I think that is valid. Of course, you tried to invoke Standing Order No.1, which is in reverse – which I do not think it was really necessary – and whether in Standing Order No.68(4), the word “shall” is that restrictive. So, the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and other leaders who contributed – and just to forestall Sen. Murkomen, who may wish also to be enlisted – I have responded very well in terms of my understanding. We actually agonized on the route to proceed on this. If you remember on the Deputy Governor of Embu, we just noted and left it there. But we are also pressed with time because we have the other report, which we needed to deal with. Two, on a matter like this one, we gave the Committee, on our behalf, a job to do. They have done it, but because there is also immense public interest and because we also have the fear that other people who are not competent enough, like the Chairperson of the Committee and the Members of this House, may interpret it the way they wish to, so it is important for the House to be on record in terms of putting certain positions abundantly clear. So, we felt the safer route, taking into consideration of all those fears, is this one of entertaining points of order from the Communication from the Chair so that everybody who wants can have an intervention; but not as a Motion. Because the other problem with a Motion is that when it is a Motion before you, you can also decide to amend it. But the law requires to actually adopt the recommendations of the Committee as they are. So, this is the dilemma that we are in, and I am happy that the Senate Majority Leader was not even at the Rules and Business Committee (RBC), but he is spot on."
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