‘Indecent note’ sparks rumpus in assembly

[Lahori paa jee]

Opposition members of the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday swooped on a minority lawmaker belonging to the ruling PML when a PPP woman legislator complained that he had sent her an unsolicited note bearing “indecent remarks”.

The note was sent by Eshwar Lal to fellow legislator Shazia Marri, through a peon. As she read the note with visible distaste, she received another chit from Poonjomal Bheel, a minority member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. Incensed, she handed over both papers to the leader of opposition, Nisar Khuhro, who passed them on to other opposition members.

Reading the note, a number of opposition members charged towards Mr Lal and grabbed him by his scruff and thrashed him royally.

Mr Lal’s apologies cut no ice with the attackers, who let him go only when some treasury members came to his rescue.

Mr Lal issued a press statement later to explain that he had sent note to Ms Marri to inquire after her health because he had been informed that she had lately been unwell.
http://dawn.com/2006/06/22/top7.htm

Poor fellow. He must have learnt his lesson.

 

[Lahori paa jee]

Provincial legislator Eshwar Lal on Thursday faced the ire of Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah who suspended the lawmaker belonging to the PML for sending fellow MPA Shazia Marri a note bearing some ‘indecent remarks’.

Mr Shah said he had not seen the note but he had been informed that it said: ‘Aap kesi hain?’ (How are you?).

The PPP legislators who had thrashed Mr Lal on Wednesday were not spared either. While Mr Lal was suspended for the entire budget session, PPP MPAs Syed Murad Ali Shah, Haji Munawwar Ali Abbasi, Saleem Hingoro and Nawaz Ali Chandio were suspended for two days.

The speaker’s rulings, which came when the house reassembled on Thursday to resume debate on the provincial budget, were welcomed by treasury members.

But opposition members expressed their displeasure by raising slogans of ‘shame, shame’.

As opposition members screamed in protest, their leader Nisar Khuhro tried to criticise the ruling. The speaker quickly adjourned the session for an hour.

However, the PPP legislators who had been suspended returned when the session restarted. The speaker said: “I see some strangers in the house. I will not run it unless it is brought to order.”

But the erring MPAs refused to leave the assembly hall. The speaker thereupon adjourned the session till Friday.
http://dawn.com/2006/06/23/top4.htm

Nice move by the speaker but the damage has been done. Its so disgusting to see this sort of behaviour by our leaders