Parliament ‘cancels’ ordinary session due to govt’s absence
KUWAIT CITY, May 25: The National Assembly cancelled its ordinary session on Tuesday after Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim received information that the government will not attend the session, because several MPs occupied the front seats allocated for the ministers. Al-Ghanim announced that the next ordinary session will be held on June 8 and 9. He then distributed invitations to the MPs and government to the special session slated for Thursday. He disclosed the agenda of the special session includes the following: 1. Oath taking of MP-elect Obaid Al-Wasmi as per Article 91 of the Constitution, 2. Proposal of the government to allocate additional budget for the incentive of frontline employees dealing with the Covid-19 crisis to be included in the State budget for fiscal 2020/ 2021, 3. Proposal to discuss the Israeli attacks on Palestinian people and report of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee on the bill about th