Opposition prepares to hold parliamentary session outside parliament

ISLAMABAD: Preparations for opposition’s parliamentary session outside the National Assembly are ongoing with the session scheduled to begin at 11am.

Chairs have been placed outside the National Assembly, carpets are being rolled out and fans have been also been placed. The session to be conducted will focus on the budget.

The other day, Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah had boycotted the National Assembly session and announced to hold the next parliament session outside the parliament.The move came in retaliation to opposition’s reservations that their speeches over the federal budget were not given live coverage.

Khursheed Shah had remarked said, “Opposition is steadfast on its demand that its budget speech should be given live coverage.”

Chairman Senate has set the right example in this regard. If opposition’s speech in the Senate is broadcasted live then why not in the National Assembly? He asked.