No fighting was reported. Too bad.
Trinidad's main opposition leader has been suspended from parliament after he failed to ask permission to use his laptop computer during a debate and ignored a request to put it away.Seems like Mr. Panday takes orders from no one. Maybe voters will give him the heave ho at the next election.Party leader and former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday then refused to leave the building Friday after legislators voted 23 to 11 in favor of his suspension. The house speaker summoned police, but several supporters surrounded Panday, preventing authorities from reaching the silver-haired legislator.
Lawmakers did not come to blows, but the session was canceled amid yelling from both sides.
The parliamentary speaker has the power to implement a rule that legislators need his approval before using any electronic devices, and their use must be related to the debate. It is unclear why Panday was using his computer.
Panday said he will attend parliament's next session, despite an order prohibiting him from doing so.
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