512 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খন্ড (c) The exercise by an officer of the National Assembly of the powers vested in him for the regulation of procedure, the conduct of business or the maintenance of order in or in relation to any proceeding in the Assembly, shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any court. (d) A person shall not be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of the publication by, or under the authority of the National Assembly of any report, paper, Vote or proceedings. (e) No process issued by a court or other authority shall, except with the leave of the Speaker, be served or executed within the precincts of the place where a meeting of the National Assembly or of any Committee thereof is being held. 19. Allowances and privileges of Members.- The Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the other Members shall be entitled to such allowances and privileges as the President may, by order, prescribe. 20. Fundamental principles of the Constitution.— The Constitution shall be so framed as to embody the following fundamental principles: (a) Pakistan shall be a Federal Republic to be known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in which the Provinces and other territories which are now and may hereinafter be included in Pakistan shall be so united in a Federation that the independence, the territorial integrity and the national solidarity of Pakistan are ensured and that the unit of the Federation is not in any manner impaired. (b) (i)Islamic ideology which is the basis for the creation of Pakistan shall be preserved; and (ii) the Head of the State shall be a Muslim. (c) (i) Adherence to fundamental Principles of democracy shall be ensured by providing direct and free periodical elections to the Federal and the Provincial Legislatures on the basis of population and adult franchise; (ii) the fundamental rights of the citizens shall be laid down and guaranteed; (iii) the independence of the judiciary in the matter of dispensation of justice and enforcement of the fundamental rights shall be secured. (d) All powers including legislative, administrative and financial, shall be so distributed between the Federal Government and the Provinces that the Provinces shall have maximum autonomy, that is to say maximum legislative, administrative and financial powers, but the Federal Government shall also have adequate powers including legislative, administrative and financial powers to discharge its responsibilities in relation to external and internal affairs and to preserve the independence and territorial integrity of the Country.
