Leader of the opposition Dr. George Chaponda has called for the immediate resignation of the Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara for failing to discharge her duties fairly in the August House.

Chaponda made the call during a media briefing at Golden Peacock Hotel in the capital Lilongwe.

In his speech Chaponda accused Hara and his deputy Madalitso Kazombo of gagging the opposition MPs pushing for electoral reforms.

Chaponda said if Hara and Kazombo will refuse to step down opposition lawmakers will pushing for the removal of the two inform of impeachment.

The leader of opposition went further to claim that government is using Online Transaction Bill to arrest people, saying the lawmakers wanted this bill repealed.

Effort to talk to Hara proved futile.