It becomes a concern when the institution tasked with making laws goes ahead and conducts itself in a manner as if it were above itself. The debate on the mandatory drug tests for parliamentarians brought out the authoritarian nature in which the government is conducting itself.The debate itself ...
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27 June 2026, 9:20PM
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