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By Mahfuz Ullah
The Members of Parliament, irrespective of political opinion, have one thing in common. When it comes to their own privileges, whether good furniture or line for hostel or good food, they forget their differences and rivals Join each other thumping the desks tn welcome.
It happened again yesterday. When Maulana Abdus Sobhan of the Jamaat was given the floor to speak on his privilege notice, he started complaining about the delay in refurnishing the MP hostel at Sher-e-flangia Nagar. Miulana Sobhan talked about broken furniture, worn out linen, absence of a club and so on. He
received applause from the treasury benchers.
Bui the Home Minister, Chairman of the House Committee went further. Asked by the Speaker to explain the situation. the Home Minister said that the House Committee had Taka one crore to buy new things for the hostel but the purchase was delayed because of formalities involved He. however, consoled the mem bers by saying that money was no problem as the Finance Minister had agreed to provide the same amount of money during the coming financial year
Referring to the quality of food In the cafeteria, the 1 lome Minister Informed the House that he had already negotiated with Hotel Sonargaon, Shera ton and Purbani for the suiik-and Purbani had agreed to supply food at a lower rate. Then he added 'if we want good food we will have to pay more. But if we want cheaper food wc will have to go for Italian (meaning roadside) food.'
Reference to the Italian angered some of the Treasury Benchers and they rose in protest. The Home Minister in a quick clarification added that by this I wanted to mean ordinary caterers.’
Complaints about food and
accommodation had another element. Reading out a notice from Enamul lluq-of Jamaat the Speaker Informed the House that Enamul Huq was Having the problem of a weasel in his room for the last one and a half month.
The Speaker disposed of the notice saying that he had already ordered the persons concerned to provide insecticides to the complaining members.
Earlier, when the session resumed the Treasury Benchers took Initiative to make the proceedings Inter cstlng.
Prof Chowdhury. Deputy Leader of the House, took the Initiative. First he. raised a supplementary question on bansh' (bamboo). Second was his interpretation of the word Alhajj.
As the presiding Deputy Speaker called Niamat Uilah Sabu of the Treasury Bench he used the prefix ’Alhajj.' A shaven headed Sabu, just buck from Hajj, protested and said "I am only a Haji.’
This prompted Prof Chowdhury to add with reference to Sher-c-Bangla that If someone performs Hajj at his own cost he could be called Haji but if it was at the cost of the government then he should be called Alhajj.' The members enjoyed the comment and joined the laughter.