This time, the party lost its bid to interdict Parliament from applying newly adopted House rules that will prevent the chaos that has characterised its conduct at the State of the Nation Address .
In terms of the rules, which were adopted in December, no member will be allowed to interrupt the president when he makes his first speech at the opening of Parliament after a national election. The same will apply to SONA. The new rules also outlaw gross disorderly conduct and allow the speaker to remove members from the virtual platform for unruly behaviour.
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