The opposition members staged a protest outside the Punjab Assembly building as they were stopped from entering the premises and chanted slogans against the government.
Earlier in the day, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan had promised to protect the prestige and honour of the House after the mayhem witnessed during Friday’s session when Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz delivered a speech after approval of next fiscal year’s budget.
Security staff, who were assisted by a large contingent of police, had blocked the entrance and checked the vehicles entering the compound to stop those members whose membership has been suspended or barred from attending the ongoing session.
Leader of Opposition Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar criticised the speaker over what, he called, his illegal actions and said he should have suspended 107 members – the total strength of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in the Punjab Assembly – instead of just 11.
Meanwhile, the speaker has also stopped another 15 members from participating in the assembly proceedings besides ordering to withdraw the privileges enjoyed by Bhachar, including the official car.