Can a member address the House in their mother-tongue without the permission of the Speaker or Chairman?
No, a member cannot address the House in their mother-tongue without the permission of the Speaker or Chairman. According to article 210(1), "the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or Chairman of the Legislative Council, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in any of the languages aforesaid to address the House in his mother-tongue."