The proceedings of the first session of the new session of the Sindh Assembly on Friday were marred by disturbances caused by opposition MLAs belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P).
The MQMP MLAs created a ruckus in the House as they were not given an opportunity to raise the issue of poor academic performance of a large number of students from Karachi in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Intermediate) examinations. Session proceedings
Deputy Speaker Anthony Naveed told opposition lawmakers that he would allow them to speak on points of order when the session’s question time ends. Opposition lawmakers continued chanting during the question interval even as Excise and Taxation Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla was present in the House to answer questions from lawmakers.
Speaking on the issue, MQMP MLA Ijazul Haque expressed regret that students from Karachi who had earlier secured A1 grade in the matriculation exams failed in the HSSC exams. were gone
He said that an inquiry should be conducted into the poor HSSC results which damaged the academic future of the students. He said that opposition legislators cannot remain silent on the issue of educational future of Karachi students.
Despite Sindh Parliamentary Affairs Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar’s efforts to maintain order in the House, the MQMP MLAs continued to raise slogans in the House while an MPA from the opposition benches raised a point of order. Discussed this matter.
Later, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the meeting till 3 pm on Monday (January 6). Speaking to the media after the adjournment of the session, the leader of the opposition in the House, MQMP’s Ali Shurari, said that in order to maintain decorum during the session, the opposition legislators should be allowed to speak in the House on public issues.
He said that the treasury in the House should not run away from the important issues related to the educational future of the students of Karachi. He said that the House should allocate adequate time for a thorough discussion on the problems of the people of Karachi.