{"id":75479,"date":"2024-03-26T04:17:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T04:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/walkout-pandemonium-mar-budget-debate-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T04:17:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T04:17:06","slug":"walkout-pandemonium-mar-budget-debate-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/walkout-pandemonium-mar-budget-debate-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Walkout, pandemonium mar budget debate | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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The budget debate in the Punjab Assembly was marred by a walkout from the treasury benches for the second time in a week on Monday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Information Minister Azma Bukhari alleged that a legislator from the opposition had made an explicit gesture towards the treasury benches.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the direction of Deputy Speaker Zaheer Iqbal Channar, opposition and treasury members persuaded their colleagues who had walked out to return to the house.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the third day of the general discussion on the annual budget 2023-24, opposition highlighted weaknesses in the document, while the legislators from the treasury benches applauded it along with appeals for more focus on various sectors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pandemonium erupted in the house when Deputy Opposition Leader Moeen Riaz Qureshi sought to raise a point of order expressing concern over a statement of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sana Ullah regarding the life of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Qureshi said former prime minister Khan had already faced an attack soon after similar threats in the past, and now again such statements were surfacing. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He termed Rana Sana\u2019s statement a threat to Imran Khan\u2019s life. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He also said that the Sunni Ittehad Council\u2019s (SIC) women, including senior leaders, were still facing false and forged cases, which was regrettable.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Information Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari objected to continuous intervention of the opposition lawmakers during the speeches of the treasury legislators.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As the opposition lawmakers created pandemonium in the house, the minister started shouting at them, alleging that one of them had made an objectionable gesture. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She left the house in protest against the opposition\u2019s conduct along with other women members, saying she could not compromise on the dignity of the women.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Opposition lawmakers said the government should answer queries rather than escaping.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

During the budget debate, senior lawmaker Rana Aftab criticised the government over its non-seriousness measures and inadequate allocation for education. He asked the treasury members if the children of anyone of them studied in a government school.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He said the health, agriculture, law and order and other sectors also required serious attention.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PML-N\u2019s Amjad Ali Javed and Rahila Khadim, PPP\u2019s Shazia Abid and several other members shared proposals to make more viable the education and health sectors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rahila Khadim said the new lawmakers should consider it an opportunity to learn.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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