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    "content": "Further, Article 125(2) says:- “For the purposes of clause 1, a House of Parliament and any of its committees has the same powers as the High Court- “(a) to enforce the attendance of witnesses and examine them on oath, affirmation or otherwise; (b) to compel the production of documents; and (c) to issue a commission or request to examine witnesses abroad. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is in the Constitution and it regards separation of powers. I never understood how, when a Committee of the House summons somebody to appear before it, a person runs to court to ask the court whether he should go. Then, the court says “We have heard you; you do not go; we shall hear this case in six months time”. It is as if they have not read the Constitution. If this is tolerated, it means that Parliament may begin discussing the Budget and then somebody runs to court and says: “Look, that issue before Parliament on this Budget is wrong and I would like to be heard.” Then, the court can say “Parliament will stop discussing the Budget. In six months time, we shall review this thing and then….” Of course, if we do that, this nation will never operate."
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