From Abid Usman
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the cabinet committee on price control to recommend effective steps for giving substantial relief to the citizens in Ramazan. In a statement issued on Monday, he said the government would offer a Ramazan package worth billions of rupees this year too to give real relief to the people.
Ramazan bazaars and agricultural fair-price shops will be set up across the province to provide eatables at subsidised rates, he announced.
While issuing instructions to provide maximum relief to the consumers, he added that the Sahulat bazaars would be permanently established to save shoppers from artificial price hikes.
The chief minister issued directives to make the Ramazan bazaars functional from the last week of Shaban, adding that he would visit the markets.
Similarly, ministers and administrative secretaries would also visit the markets to ensure the provision of relief to the citizens, he concluded.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Buzdar alleged in a statement that the opposition was trying to politically destabilise the country to hinder the composite development process.
He said the politics of anarchy when the country was getting stronger was against national interest.
He asserted that the government would complete its term and the ‘stunt’ of a no-confidence motion would soon fade away.
Thanking the people of Mailsi and Vehari for what he termed a successful public meeting of the ruling PTI, the chief minister claimed that the combined opposition couldn’t gather even half the number of participants in its gatherings.
