The National Assembly will meet on Monday to take up the issue of by-elections in more than 20 constituencies.

The incomplete session of the lower house of the Parliament to meet on Monday evening, in exercise of powers conferred by of Article 54(1) of the Constitution.

According to the sources, National Assembly will take up the legislation regarding validation of the by-elections.

“This session will hopefully take up the proposed 20th constitutional amendment to validate the by-elections,” the official said.

The objections were raised on the by-elections held during the period when constitution of the Election Commission was not complete. “This session will also focus on addressing these lacunae.”

After the validation of the by-elections was challenged in the Supreme Court, the Election Commission was asked to adopt a mechanism for the validation of these elections.

In view of this situation, the official said that as the Election Commission was not complete as per requirement of the Constitution after the 18th Amendment, validity of the by-election was called in question.

“Therefore, now to validate that act of the Commission and the CEC, the Parliament will be giving constitutional cover to by-election through the envisaged 20th constitutional amendment,” the official stated.

The officials also said, Parliament may establish that since the Election Commission was not complete, the Chief Election Commissioner could have acted on behalf of the Commission.