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Punjab Assembly turned into battlefield as members hurled allegations of corruption on each other, the speaker directed to remove obnoxious words from the proceedings, reported Dunya News.Opposition protested at the beginning of the session on a question about Robert Agriculture Farm Rahim Yar Khan that this was a private transaction and could not be questioned in the House. Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that thousands of acre government owned land was acquired by Chaudhry Pervez Elahi and his family during his tenure and not a single penny was paid for that. He claimed that Rs 11 billion of robbery occurred in Punjab Bank during last governments tenure. Haris Steel Mills Director and Himesh Khan gave statements that Moonis Elahi received Rs 5.5 billion. The day Himesh Khan is apprehended, Moonis would also be detained, he added. Opposition Leader Chaudhry Zaheeruddin accused that 16 acre land for Jati Umra was bought on half of the market price prevailing at that time, which was also a robbery.
