The Standing Committee on State Structure discussed the issue whether or not to accept MP R.Amarjagal`s request to resign from Parliament, on Tuesday November 26th, 2013.

The majority of the Standing Committee believed the request was not necessary in the discussion, therefore MP R.Amarjagal`s request was cancelled.

The plenary session meeting of Parliament will hold a vote on the issue this week to decide if MP R.Amarjargal will be required to stay in Parliament.

MP R.Amarjargal submitted a request to resign from Parliament to the Speaker Z.Enkhbold on November 12th.  The DP caucus rejected his request and Speaker Z.Enkhbold commented on the request during an interview on television saying that “Parliament must have MP R.Amarjargal. It is not only his own business. R.Amarjargal once served as Prime Minister of Mongolia.  He was nominated from DP and elected as a member of that Party in Parliament. So the seat in Parliament is not his asset. Therefore the DP caucus rejected his request.”

Since the budget amendments were discussed in Parliament MP Amarjargal raised queries about who should take responsibility over the budget deficit.