Sanjrani For Making Committee System More Vibrant

Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Tuesday underlined the need for making the committee system more robust and efficient to effectively perform legislative, accountability and oversight functions of Upper House of the Parliament.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Nov, 2018 ) :Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Tuesday underlined the need for making the committee system more robust and efficient to effectively perform legislative, accountability and oversight functions of Upper House of the Parliament.

It will also help improve quality of governance in the country, he made these remarks while presiding over a meeting of the Council of Committees Chairpersons here at the Parliament House.

He said Senate is the House of Federation and it must get more powers to become an effective voice of the federating units and marginalized segments of the society. "We will initiate consultation with government to make Senate more powerful and enable it to contribute more efficiently towards strengthening democratic foundations of the country," the chairman remarked.

Agreeing with the proposals of the Committee Chairpersons, Sanjrani said capacity building of the members and the staff is high on priority and proposals are being considered to enhance capacity through trainings and orientations which would have a long lasting impact on the performance of both the House and the Committees.

He informed that the Senate Secretariat is providing all possible assistance to the Committees for smooth execution of the business.

He appreciated the Senate Secretariat for excellent service delivery despite scant resources and constraints. He particularly mentioned the recent Asian Parliamentary Assembly meetings of Political Affairs Committee held in Gwadar during which the Senate Secretariat delivered against heavy odds, challenges and constraints.

However, he urged the Secretariat to work hard for improving support services to Committees.

Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla, Leader of the House in the Senate Shibli Faraz and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq also emphasized the need to further strengthen Committees of Senate.

Among others, the meeting was attended by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Chairpersons of Senate Standing Committees, Functional Committees and Special Committees, Secretary Senate Amjed Pervez Malik and senior officers of Senate Secretariat.