PESHAWAR: A scheduled session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was not held on Friday due to absence of government members. Opposition members, including women lawmakers, staged protest outside the assembly hall and chanted slogans against the government.
It is recalled that KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali had called the session of the provincial assembly on March 22.
KP Opposition Leader Dr Ibad told media that the session was scheduled to commence at 3 pm but the offices of speaker, deputy speaker and secretary were locked. He said the opposition members should be given an opportunity to cast their votes in upcoming Senate elections. He also hit out at KP Chief Minister Al Amin Gandapur for acting as a representative of the PTI founder, adding that they should not be forced to go to court against the government.
Earlier, The Pakistan Peoples Party has decided to approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and court to get permission to call a meeting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
At a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi said the KP government was not convening any meeting and oath on certain seats had not been taken.
He said the KP chief minister adopted harsh tone outside and soft inside the Prime Minister House.
The PPP always wanted good relationship between the federation and the provinces but the KP CM met the premier like a good child and turned sour when speaking to public, Kundi stated. –Agencies
