Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durani abruptly adjourned the house on Wednesday when the Assembly witnessed a rumpus on corruption charges.
According to media reports, 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 complained about alleged massive corruption in the Sindh government and urged Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to convene his ministers in a mosque and take oath from them on the Holy Quran that this year they would not indulge in corrupt practices while spending budgetary funds. He claimed that last year hardly 10 to 12 percent of budget had been spent properly.
On this, parliamentary leader of the PPP and Sindh Senior Minister for Education Nisar Ahmed Khuhro raised objection and requested the deputy speaker to expunge the remarks which she ordered.
However, when Aijaz Ali Sheerazi resumed his speech, the women MPAs of the PPP 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 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 so he adjourned the house till today.
