Reported by Samaa News
At the Punjab assembly, there was going to be a budget proposal for the next financial year. As Mujataba Shuja-ur-Rehman, Finance Minister, began his speech on the budget. The opposition party interrupted him and caused loud slogans along with the protest.
They claimed that the government is presenting a false budget. They criticized both the provincial and the federal Governments for not providing relief and burdening the Salaried class of society with additional taxes.
the situation got heated up and the opposition party’s members surrounded the Speaker’s Podium and moved towards the Chief Minister’s seat which immediately alerted the ministers and Government members to instantly cover the Chief Minister’s seat. They created a human barrier around it.
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There was a physical confrontation as well. Provincial Minister Sohaib Bharat and MPA Ghazali Saleem Butt refrained opposition members from reaching out to Chief Minister’s seat.
Along with this, in the presence of Maryam Nawaz, the budget document was torn up demonstrating their disapproval regarding Budget.
By taking account of situation, Speaker Malik Ahmed Khan cancelled the meeting and scheduled it for 11 AM on 20,June
