Article 120 governs the language to be used in Parliament and provides for the use of mother tongue with the permission of the presiding officer.
Under which provision can the Speaker allow any member of the House to speak in his/ her mother language ?
Asked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2016 · Topic: The Parliament (Presiding Officers: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chairman, Deputy Chairman)
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