There were two performances in the Pakistan parliament today. The presentation of the 2011-2012 budget by Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh and the protest tamasha by the parliamentary opposition. Personally, I was disappointed in both performances. But much more in the later than the first. But maybe I am being a ‘harsh grader.’ So I do want to find out how our readers feel, so here is an ATP Poll. What was your reaction? (Please note there are two seperate questions, requiring two answers.)
Budget details, they were in the orioginal speech are here, in the original budget speech. For those who missed the performances, here is a small glimpse (highlights included PML(N) leader Ahsan Iqbal bringing a roti to the Finance Minister and others throwing bangles at the Prime Minister, in addition to constant shouting throughout the speech):
I was certainly ashamed of how the parliamentarians behaved
ch ch ch … no words :(
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Actually, I just read the actual speech draft that you have in link. It is a very good budget. All the right points, specially about relief for salaried poor.
I must say I saw the speech in the news and I was very disappointed in the baazari behavior of the politicians. I am not a PPP supporter, but this was just too much. I would shout at my son if he behaved like that and to see our so called leaders behaving like that was really bad.