The session considered the approval of two recently promulgated ordinances to amend the act amid
opposition protest.
The two ordinances – Sindh Local Government (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2013, and Sindh Local Government (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 – were brought in the house for approval well before the expiry of their 90-day constitutional life.
The provincial government has earned the ire of the main opposition parties, which have accused the ruling party of “unlawful and unconstitutional” moves to obtain favourable results in the upcoming local bodies’ polls.
Opposition parties in Sindh Assembly including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional staged a walk-out after they were not allowed to present Sindh Local Government amendment bill.
The opposition members held a parallel session of the provincial legislature outside the building and made fiery speeches against the government.
The uproar started after Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani didn't allow PML-N member Irfanullah Khan Marwat to speak. Government and opposition MPAs exchanged heated words before the latter staged walk-out.
Speaking outside the assembly, MQM leader Faisal Sabzwari said that setting aside opposition agenda, the government called the Friday session for its own agenda.
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