Two lawmakers from Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were on Thursday ejected from Parliament house for "disobeying orders" in a debate on a major housing demolition campaign of the government, local newspaper the Herald reported on Friday.

MDC's Thembinkosi Sibindi was shown the door for "disrespecting " Sabina Mugabe from the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), while another MDC lawmaker Blessing Chebundo was ejected for "continuously interjecting."

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Edna Madzongwe threw out the opposition legislators when the House was debating a motion on the clean-up exercise, which saw thousands of illegal housing structures torn down all over the country. Sibindi had shouted at Mugabe saying, "grandmother you have grown too old."

This happened when Mugabe interjected MDC's Edward Mkosi, who was on the floor debating the motion. Chebundo was ejected out of the House after he had continued interjecting when the ruling party's Kennedy Matimba was debating.

Last week, Madzongwe also threw MDC lawmaker Gift Chimanikire out of the House for "disobeying orders."

According to western media, the government's clean-up exercise has left thousands of poor people homeless. The United Nations has sent Anna Tibaijuka to Zimbabwe to assess humanitarian impact of the clean-up campaign. She held talks with President Robert Mugabe and visited areas affected by the campaign.

The government has defended the clean-up campaign, saying it stems crimes, and it was set aside money to build new homes.

Source: Xinhua