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    "content": "requirement; that now that you have given us the latitude to debate it without fulfillment or compliance with the constitutional provision, you cannot let the matter stand there. You must give some direction that as we debate this, at some particular point in time within the next three days, the report should be gazetted. Article 132 deals with several things, the first one is that:- “The President shall address the opening of each newly elected Parliament.” That is separate and distinct. Article 132(b) says:- “Address a special sitting of Parliament once every year and may address the Parliament at any other time.” That is distinct and separate. Article 132(c) says:- “Once every year – (i) report in an address of the nation, on all the measures taken and the progress achieved in the realisation of the national values referred to in Article 10; (ii) publish in the Gazette the details of the measures and progress under sub- paragraph (i)---. So, there are obligations under the Constitution which are separate and distinct. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you cannot say that now that the Report has been tabled, we can leave the matter standing there because the Constitution says what is to be done with it. There is no requirement that this particular Report on measures taken under Article 10 of the Constitution must be a subject of the Presidential Address. I hope you are seeing this thing, not in terms of the anticipated debate. I am just concerned with the pure questions of law which I think the Senate Majority Leader should give some direction on when this shall be published as required."
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