The tussle between the treasury and opposition benches in Punjab Assembly has caused the postponement of the budget session, and the budget could not be presented in the assembly on Monday
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Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi postponed the session till 1pm on Tuesday (today)
The assembly sitting could not have started as the opposition and the treasury benches continued protesting against each other.
After the success of talks between the opposition and treasury, the session commenced after several hours of delay but the Opposition benches again started protesting against the presence of Punjab government spokesperson Attaullah Tarar in the assembly, as he is not a member.
“We will not let the budget be presented till [Chief Minister] Hamza Shahbaz is present in the house, while the inspector-general and chief secretary are sitting in the gallery,” the Opposition said.
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Following the Opposition’s protest, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi demanded the house’s guards escort Tarar out of the assembly and adjourned the session for 10 minutes.
After the break, the session resumed with Elahi in the chair, while Tarar exited the assembly in protest.
