Constitutional Democratic Party criticizes Liberal Democratic Party for refusing to hear explanation of state of emergency clause, may affect the holding of the House of Councilors Constitutional Debate

At a party meeting on the 19th, the Constitutional Democratic Party's Constitutional Research Chairman Yuki Konishi claimed that the Liberal Democratic Party did not allow him to hear an explanation of the ``image proposal'' of the state of emergency clause compiled by the Legislative Bureau of the House of Representatives and other parties regarding constitutional revision. ``This is an outrageous act that is denied by the House of Councilors.We demand that it be revoked.'' Depending on the response, the government is not prepared to accept the holding of the House of Councilors Constitution Review Committee.

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According to Konishi, in response to Ritsumeikan's request for an explanation, the House of Representatives Legislative Affairs Bureau checked with Yoshitaka Shindo (Liberal Democratic Party), the ruling party's lead secretary for the House of Representatives Constitutional Council, but he refused, saying, ``It was prepared by the House of Representatives Constitutional Council secretaries' meeting, and it would not be appropriate to explain it to a political party that is made up only of members of the House of Councilors.''