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The National Assembly on Friday suspended PML-Q legislator Tariq Bashir Cheema from today’s session over his alleged abusive discourse towards PTI’s Zartaj Gul Wazir.
Cheema delivered a speech in the assembly on Thursday, during which he was interrupted by Gul who jibed that he should talk about the Bahawalpur University case instead, in which Cheema’s son was a suspect.
He then allegedly used abusive language against her, which resulted in an uproar by the PTI leadership that moved in to attack the PML-Q leader and caused a commotion in the assembly. The session was abruptly cut short.
Later, PTI lawmakers went to the speaker’s chamber and demanded the suspension of Cheema’s membership.
Informed sources told Dawn that NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq called Cheema, who later apologised to Gul “unconditionally”.
“Everyone advised me that ‘now that Cheema has come to you, you should let go of the matter’,” she told reporters.
Putting forward a motion to suspend a Cheema for the remainder of the session, NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said that during Thursday’s sitting: “An unfortunate incident took place between Tariq Cheema and Zartaj Gul.”
According to the motion, Cheema violated Rule 30 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. The speaker named him under Rule 21 of the same act.
“He thereby eroded the sanctity of the house […] thereby disregarding the authority of the chair and abusing the rules and willfully […] obstructing the proceedings”, he added.
MNAs present were overwhelmingly in favour of the suspension and passed the motion.
Speaker Sadiq said he will try to keep the house in order and praised the members for their role yesterday.
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