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    "content": "Let me just say this: Hon. Members, please, there is no intervention. These are simple matters. The reason why political parties were anchored under Articles 91 and 92 of the Constitution is so that they become proper institutions of public governance in our democracy. Towards the tail-end of the last Parliament, this House approved the current Standing Orders. The previous ones did not even have that provision in Standing Order No.176 (1). It was Members of this House who saw the need to provide that. That happens the world over. Political parties are at liberty to discharge or dewhip. They use all manner of mechanisms. They could dewhip Members whom they deem as errant from serving in committees, or recommend to the Speaker in jurisdictions where parties give the Speaker priority lists of people to speak. Occasionally, in some jurisdictions similar to ours, they could recommend to the Speaker that this particular Member The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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