Sir, – The Constitution, in Article 28, provides that the government (cabinet) shall consist of not less than seven and not more than 15 members and further provides that the government shall meet and act as a collective authority and shall be collectively responsible for the departments administered by members of the Government. There is no constitutional provision for the attendance of ministers of state at cabinet meetings. Furthermore, such attendance is contrary to the requirement that the cabinet must meet and act collectively. The political decision to appoint an ever-increasing number of so-called “super ministers of state” fundamentally undermines...