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"content": " Order Members! In order to proceed, let me just also say this; a procedural Motion is a Motion that is decided by your leadership through the Rules and Business Committee (RBC) and I can confirm for a fact that the Minority leadership was fully represented. As for the consultations on the Floor, that is a different matter and I think that it is legitimate. The Deputy Senate Majority Leader should have consulted the Deputy Senate Minority Leader on the Floor. But I want to believe that there was an assumption that the leadership, along the political divides, also have communication horizontally and not necessarily across. Secondly, if you may have noticed, it is only tomorrow for this week and then it is next week that we will have the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning sittings. On the matter of the recess, for the benefit of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Khaniri, it is in consideration of that calendar, because it gave us 2nd April, 2015, as a date for us to go on recess. So, it is out of respect for the calendar that these extensions are done, within the sitting days that are provided for in the same calendar. Finally, on the matter of the Presidential Address, you cannot say that a Presidential Address to Parliament is not important. It is very important, particularly this one, which The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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