Lahore:
The atmosphere of the Punjab assembly was warmed up as legislators from both the Treasury and the opposition pages clashes, both inside and outside the assembly chambers, after an incident where an opposition MPA escaped a state -cask legislator. The slapper came after allegations of derogatory language used by the Ministry of Finance, which narrowly escaped.
Outside of the assembly chambers, reports emerged that some private employees of the Treasury MPA had used violent language against opposition -MPAs. As a result, acting speaker, Zaheer Iqbal Channer Suspended two opposition -MPAs in 15 meetings.
When the house’s procedures began under the presidency of acting speeches Channer, the opposition entered the chamber and sang slogans in protest of the disqualification of PTI’s three legislators, including the opposition leader in the Punjab assembly, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar.
This disqualification followed judgments issued by the courts against terrorism in relation to the events on May 9.
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Provincial Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman opposed the behavior of the opposition strongly and said they violated their obligation to act in accordance with Rule 223 of the procedural rules.
Deputy opposition leader Muhammad Moeenuddin Riaz asked the chairman to stop the procedure on the assembly’s agenda and seek permission to talk about the judgments awarded to PTI’s legislators, including opposition leader Bhachar.
Treasury Minister Rehman said Bhachar was like a brother to them but emphasized that the government was not responsible for the verdict. He clarified that Bhachar had been convicted by the right of his actions.
Acting speeches Channer said that discussions of court decisions would not be allowed, but allowed the opposition to express solidarity with Bhachar. When PTI’s MPAs expressed their dissatisfaction with the government over the judgments, the Ministry of Finance’s lawmakers also criticized the opposition and in particular highlighted the events on May 9.
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Pti’s headpic Rana Shahbaz Ahmad, who held the Holy Qur’an, questioned the house and asked if he looked like a terrorist and why several fires would have been registered against him if he had not been involved in terrorist activities. This caused a reaction from acting speeches Channer who called on legislators to avoid politicizing the Holy Qur’an.
The opposition then staged a token boycott and argued that their privileges had been violated because of the sentences. When he returned, an argument escalated between vice position leader Riaz and acting speeches Channer when opposition legislator Khalid Nisar Dogar rushed to the Treasury benches and patted PML-n MPA Hassan Riaz and accused him of using violent language despite repeated requests to stop.
The incident escalated quickly, with both sides turned out. Some older lawmakers intervened to reassure the situation. The acting speaker Channer condemned the behavior and said, “Dogar Sahib, you did not act appropriately. Such a behavior is not acceptable in the assembly.”
The house was exposed for five minutes when acting speeches Channer called the legislators from both sides to his chamber. After resumption, both sides condemned changed.
The Treasury side expressed regret over the attack, while Deputy Position Leader Riaz noted that using derogatory language was also unacceptable. He added that, according to the speaker’s order, the case should have been referred to the ethical committee concerned.
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The acting speaker Channer said, “Today I consider that this is one of the darkest days of this assembly.” He emphasized that the question was not just about two legislators, but the dignity of the house. He ruled to suspend Khalid Nisar Dogar in 15 meetings.
When the opposition left the house singing slogans, MPA Sheikh IMTIAZ pointed out a lack of decision -making, which received a response from Channer who confirmed that decision -making was met. However, IMTIAZ continued with his objection, which also led to his suspension in 15 meetings.
After completing the agenda’s goods exposed the acting speaker Channer the house until 1 p.m. 14.00 on July 29th.
As legislators from both sides entered the mediasal, another scrub broke out. However, no physical attacks were reported this time. Outside of the assembly chambers, it was reported that some private members had shouted and used violent language against PTI legislators.
The opposition condemned the actions of private members and called them “hooliganism” and said they would not bow to fascism and cruelty despite being cornered.
