Democracy Thrives in Balochistan After Sprouting in NA
The provoked lawmakers of opposition were baton-charged by the police when they tried to stop chief minister and other members to enter the building
The Balochistan Assembly witnessed a rumpus on Friday when the opposition lawmakers staged a protest outside the assembly and locked all of its 4 gates just when the provincial budget for the next financial year was about to be presented in the legislature.
The provoked lawmakers of opposition were baton-charged by the police when they tried to stop Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Jam Kamal Khan and other members to enter the building.
The demonstrators were of the view that the government gave them the go-by in the provincial budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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The Opposition Leader of Balochistan Assembly Malik Sikandar refused to let anyone go in the assembly building for the budget session as he claimed to be the guard of the house.
During the sit-in, the police had to smash the main entrance of the assembly premises with an armored vehicle which injured 4 MPAs including Baba Abdul Raheem, Ahmed Nawaz, Shakila Naveed Dhewar, and Abdul Wahid Siddiqui.
Meanwhile, during the chaos, the chief minister was also struck with a shoe and the police had to resort to tear gas to disperse the protesting opposition leaders.
Amid lawlessness, the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22) amounting to Rs 584 billion was presented in the assembly in the absence of the opposition.
The skirmish witnessed outside the provincial assembly yesterday is unprecedented in the province’s history. Similar were the views of CM Balochistan who was talking to the media after the budget meeting.
