Opposition party members walk out as the bill was not passed in the House. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani did not allow some opposition lawmakers to move a resolution against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain, who made a fiery speech against the armed forces a few days ago.
This led to an uproar in the House as members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf demanded legal action against Hussain. “We want to move a resolution,” insisted PML-F’s Shaharyar Mahar.
“As per the rules, we have to finish the question-answer session first,” said Durrani. “Your resolution is not on the agenda but I can try to consider your plea. Please sit down.”
However, the opposition members pointed out that a resolution can be moved out of order. “You have set many precedents by passing out-of-turn resolutions before the question-answer session,” said PML-F’s Nusrat Sehar Abbasi. Durrani refused, however, to budge. The opposition members walked out in protest. Meanwhile, members of the MQM remained quiet during the arguments.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2015.
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