ISLAMABAD: Preparations are under way for opposition?s parliamentary session outside the National Assembly, which has been scheduled to start at 11am.

For the purpose, chairs have been placed outside the National Assembly, carpets are being rolled out and fans have been also been placed at different points. The session will be on budget.

On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah boycotted the National Assembly session and announced to hold the next parliament session outside the parliament.

The move came in response to opposition?s reservations that their speeches over the federal budget were not given live coverage.

Khursheed Shah had remarked said, ?Opposition is steadfast on its demand that its budget speech should be given live coverage.?

Opposition announces to hold parliamentary session outside NA

The move came in response to opposition?s demand that opposition speech on budget should be given live coverage.

Chairman Senate has set the right example in this regard. If opposition?s speech in the Senate is broadcasted live then why not in the National Assembly? He asked.

All opposition parties will gather outside the parliament tomorrow [Wednesday], he had said, adding that ?we will discuss all those issues which we are not supposed to raise inside the assembly.?