ISLAMABAD-
Opposition members of National Assembly (NA) on Friday staged a walk out from an assembly session in protest of police brutality on workers of Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) on Wednesday, a private news channel reported.
The joint opposition members from Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) took the decision to register their protest at a meeting held in the chamber of Syed Khursheed Shah, Leader of Opposition in National Assembly.
According to the report, opposition member Shazia Marri from PPP, while speaking to reporters, condemned the police violence on the OGDCL employees and warned that if the government continues to use force, the Parliament members will take their protest to the streets as well.
On Wednesday, OGDCL workers were protesting against the firm’s privatisation and attempted to reach the Parliament House. This led to a clash between the protestors and the police. Dozens of policemen and OGDCL workers were injured while 25 of the workers were also arrested.
Meanwhile, on the directives issued by Interior Miniter Chaudhary Nisar, Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) Maryam Mumtaz has been appointed judicial inquiry officer to investigate the matter and the alleged use of violence by the police. He has been directed to submit the report in seven days.
