Azma vows to boycott PA proceedings under Mazari.

LAHORE -- PML-N MPA Azma Bokhari, whose membership was suspended in the ongoing Punjab Assembly session by Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, said on Saturday she would boycott the session proceedings whenever 'this spoiled feudal' would be in the chair.

'Dost Muhammad Mazari is a spoiled feudal and he thinks his tenants are sitting in the Punjab Assembly. He misbehaved with me and I will boycott any proceedings under him in the House,' Ms Bokhari told Dawn.

She also posted a video of Mazari threatening some tenants in his constituency, asking them to vote for him or face consequences.

'This man does respect women and there should be a law in the assembly to penalise him for his conduct (that is) unbecoming of a deputy speaker,' she demanded.

During the debate on the report of the standing committee on local government in the House on Friday, Mr Mazari snubbed Ms Bokhari saying'Why do you raise objection to every matter? Sit down now.'

Another PML-N lawmaker, Pir Ashraf Rasool, called Mr Mazari an 'indecent man.' The deputy speaker suspended the membership of Ms Bukhari, Mr Rasool and another 'N' MPA, Mian Abdul Rauf, for the ongoing session.

Meanwhile, the PML-N is holding a parliamentary party meeting on Monday to devise its...

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