Lahore:
The president of the Punjab assembly, Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, offered an opportunity for the 26 suspended members of Pakistan Tehreek-E-insaf (PTI) of the Provincial Assembly (AMP) to present their case on Friday in his Chamber, under article 10-A of the Constitution.
The AMPs had been suspended by Khan because of their disruptive, abusive and violating conduct during a session of the Assembly. The decision comes after provoking a heckling and chanted indecent slogans during the speech of the chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, on June 16.
Opposition chief Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar confirmed The Express PK Press Club The fact that consultations with their legal team continue concerning the speaker’s offer. When they were asked if they would benefit from this opportunity, Bhachar said that a decision would be made at their parliamentary meeting on Friday.
A reliable source, speaking under the cover of anonymity, told The Express PK Press Club That most MPA PTIs are inclined to accept the speaker’s offer to present their case. They aim to ask Khan if the AMPs may be suspended for protesting during a speech by the chief minister.
Learn more: The orator of the punjab moves to disqualify 26 MPa
It is important to note that the speaker has also received references for the disqualification of these AMPs in suspension under article 63, paragraph 2, read with article 113 of the Constitution. He is obliged to decide these references within 30 days, as stipulated by the Constitution.
The List of MPA PTI suspended includes: Malik Fahad Masood (PP-13), Muhammad Tanveer Aslam (PP-19), Syed Riffat Mehmood (PP-24), Yasir Mehmood Qureshi (PP-25), Kaleem Ullah Khan (PP-60), Muhammad Ansar Iqbal (PP-73) (PP-75), Zulifqar Ali (PP-76), Ahmad Mujtaba Chaudhary (PP-99), Shahid Javed (PP-115), Muhammad Ismael (PP-116), Khayal Ahmad (PP-118), Shahbaz Ahmad (PP-30), Tayyab Rashid (PP-41) PP-30), Tayyab Rashid (PP-41), PP-30), Tayyab Rashid (PP-41), PP-13 Imtiaz Mehmood (PP-155), Ali Imtiaz (PP-156), Rashid Tufail (PP-175), Rai Muhammad Murtaza Iqbal (PP-203), Khalid Zubair Nisar (PP-231), Chaudhry Muhammad Ejaz Shafi (PP-258), Samia Kanwal (PP-260), Muhammad Naeem (PP-263), Sajjad Ahmad (PP-265), Rana Aurang Zaib (PP-276), Shuaib Ameer (PP-281) Asghar Ali Gujjar (PP-282).
These AMPs were suspended on June 27, in accordance with rule 210 (3) of the procedural rules of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, 1997, for their disruptive behavior and the song of indecent slogans during the speech by CM Maryam.
In a related case, Khan also asked for the recovery of damage in the amount of RS2 035,000 from 10 MPa PTI (RS203,550 each). The amount consists in covering damages for the assembly of offices and breaking eight microphones during the demonstration on June 16, when the provincial government presented its budget.
Also read: Punjab Mpas: PTI gushes the legal battle, the demonstrations
On June 28, he took other measures against the opposition, the deputy Hassan Malik (PP-81) for launching a speech book on the budget to the Minister of Finance Mian Mujtaba Shuja Ur Rehman. Khan ordered that Malik remains absent from the assembly until the extension of the current session.
In a decision published on June 24, the speaker stressed the importance of maintaining the decorum and dignity of the Assembly. He said that all members, regardless of political affiliation, had to maintain the dignity of the assembly to ensure that the parliamentary procedure takes place without disruption.
“I take all the measures in the legal context to maintain order and maintain the dignity of this August Chamber and its members,” warned Khan, responding to the affirmation of the Bhachar opposition chief according to which the protest is a constitutional right.
To clarify whether the right of protest and freedom of expression in the Assembly has reasonable limitations, the speaker referred to rule 223 of the procedural rules, promulgated under article 67, read with article 127 of the Constitution. This rule defines a code of conduct for members of the assembly, ensuring that their behavior aligns with the principles of decorum and order.
