Rare Move: Deputy Speaker Suri Expels PPP Lawmaker from NA

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri, who was chairing the session on Wednesday expelled Pakistan People’s party MNA Agha Rafiullah from house and called sergeant in arms to remove agitating lawmaker from house.

Amid the ruckus, PPP leader Agha Rafiullah Awan initiated cross-talk when the treasury benches began discussing the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s rallies.

After being warned that he was “getting personal”, Rafiullah was ordered to leave the assembly hall.

قومی اسمبلی میں وہی حالات ہیں جو باقی ملک میں ہیں ۔بقول احمد فراز
گرروشنی یہی ہے تواے بدنصیب شہر
یہ تیرگی ہی تیرا مقدر لگے مجھے
وہ مطمئن کہ سب کی زباں کاٹ دی گئی
ایسی خموشیوں سے مگر ڈر لگے مجھے
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— Afrasiab Khattak (@a_siab) October 28, 2020

Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf promptly apologised on Awan’s behalf and asked for the ruling to be withdrawn, but the deputy speaker refused to accept the apology and insisted on Rafiullah leaving the hall for at least one minute.

After being warned that disobeying the chair could lead to his suspension from the house, Rafiullah left the hall along with other opposition leaders and returned after a few minutes.