ISLAMABAD, April 2: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has criticized what it called bulldozing of the National Security Council (NSC) Bill in the National Assembly and vowed to continue to oppose it.

A PPP spokesman in a statement on Friday said, the tall claims of the so-called good governance and adherence to rule of law by the regime were exposed by the manner in which the Bill was bulldozed in the National Assembly.

The Bill, which seeks to alter the basic structure of parliamentary democracy by formalizing a permanent role for the military in politics, requires discussions by the legislators, the spokesman maintained.

However, the government placed the Bill before the National Assembly on a day when almost all the Opposition members, belonging to PPP, were on their way to Larkana to participate in the 25th death anniversary function of party's founding chairman, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

"This date was deliberately chosen by the regime to deprive the PPP members from opposing the bill as soon as it was tabled," the statement said.

Soon after tabling the bill the House was adjourned and the Bill referred to the standing committee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs, it added. Even the Opposition members of the committee were not invited to its meeting. None of the three PPP MNAs - Aitezaz Ahsan, Mujeeb Pirzada and Mahreen Raja - were invited to the house committee meeting, it said.

In fact, Ms Raja remained in the House till the end but even she was not invited to the meeting of the committee, which was taking place next door at the same time.

"It is most unfortunate that once again the history of bulldozing crucial legislation within 10 minutes was repeated by those who are not tired of flaunting so-called good governance."

The PPP spokesman asked the ruling party to review its unparliamentary and undemocratic practice.

The PPP reiterated to continue to oppose the NSC bill. "The party is committed not to give any political role to the military and not to make the parliament subservient to a few unelected individuals", he said.