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Rumpus in Sindh Assembly on corruption allegations
KARACHI: Speaker Agha Siraj Durani has to abruptly adjourn the house on Wednesday when Sindh Assembly witnessed a rumpus on corruption charges.
The sitting was ended amid hullabaloo when treasury members strongly reacted to the remarks of PML-N member Aijaz Shah Sheerazi about alleged corruption in Sindh cabinet.
Earlier, PTI member Hafeezuddin Syed also spoke about alleged corruption and mismanagement of provincial government and the PPPP members specially their lady MPAs reacted sharply and tried to interrupt his speech.
However, he managed to finish his speech.
The rumpus began when PML-N MPA from Thatta Aijaz Ali Sherazi while taking part in the general debate on Sindh budget complained about alleged massive corruption in Sindh government and urged Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to convene his ministers in a mosque and take oath from them on Holy Quran that this year they would not indulge in corrupt practices while spending budgetary funds as he claimed last year hardly 10 to 12 percent of budget had been spent properly.
On this, parliamentary leader of PPPP and Sindh senior minister for education and literacy Nisar Ahmed Khuhro raised objection and requested the deputy speaker chairing at that time to expunge the remarks which she ordered.
However, when Aijaz Ali Sheerazi resumed his speech the lady MPAs of PPPP started thumping desks and chanted slogans of ‘Lota, Lota, Lota’ in chorus.
On this opposition members and treasury members stood and tried to speak simultaneously. They also blamed and accused one another.
Provincial minister for information Sharjeel Memon blamed that Sherazi used some improper words for the lady members of his party which Sherazi denied.
Meanwhile, speaker Agha Siraj Durrani took the chair and tried to calm the house and failing in so he adjourned the house till Thursday June 18 at 10:00am. (PPI)
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