UPPER HOUSE DISCUSSES NON-TELEVISING OF ITS SESSION

ZAGREB, May 8 (Hina) - Despite requests by a part of MPs of the Parliament's House of Counties that Monday's discussion on amendments to the Law on Reconstruction should be interrupted due to the fact that their session was not televised, the House did continue its session. After one-hour discussions among party benches, the most numerous, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), concluded it would be a good idea to continue the discussion today. It is better to do this and enable the public to hear our opinions under any circumstances and even in this media blockade, Miroslav Prpic of the HDZ, said, expressing hope the Croatian Radio Television would fulfil its promise and broadcast the discussion late Monday night. Velimir Kvesic (Croatian Party of Rights) and Vladimir Katic (HDZ) requested they should cease discussion, while Social Democratic Party's Zlatko Komadina saw no reason for leaving the session. He replied to the HDZ MPs by saying the House had worked before with or without the discussion being televised. Because the television had not directly broadcast the session, HDZ MPs protested in the morning part of the session. They held that the public had the right to hear their opinions on such an important law. With strong criticism regarding the Government's amendments to the law, the House resumed its work. (hina) lml jn