PML-N government has failed to protect people from outlaws:Former CM Punjab Ch Pervaiz Elahi

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Ch Parvez Elahi has challenged Shahbaz Sharif to have real and peoples’ survey done of 9 years of his govt and his 5 years tenure in Punjab regarding peoples welfare works and development projects, prices of essential articles and law and order situation.

He said he was first Defence Minister in the world history of Pakistan who has indulged in bashing of his own country’s army and this was a national tragedy, through wrong propaganda of their superiority the rulers were increasing sense of deprivation among the smaller provinces, not a single scheme of ours has failed and not a single of theirs has been successful.

Ch Parvez Elahi said this while addressing a press conference after provincial organizing committee meeting at the Muslim League House here today. During the meeting, he reviewed headway in the reorganization of the party and every wing district-wise and appreciated the same and congratulated the Presidents and office-bearers of the Organizing Committee and the Wings.

Responding to questions from the media, Ch Parvez Elahi said that the real survey would reveal as how much increase in the prices of atta, sugar, pulses, vegetable, dacoities, crime, suicides abduction for ransom, incidence of snatching of cars and motor cycles and in the number of children not going to schools had been effected during the tenure of present rulers after our govt, how many people were not receiving zakat and free medicines in hospitals and how many hospitals, burn units, schools and colleges had not been made functional.

He said attempt to undermine the Chief Ministers of other provinces through choosy surveys was indeed deplorable whereas the Punjab Chief Minister was after first three years was now the Chief Minister for six years while the Chief Ministers of Khyber Pukhtoonkhwah and Balochistan had come into power only ten months back, comparison of ten months with performance of six years was not at all justified in any manner. He said that the real survey would also reveal as to where yellow cab, ashiana, tractors and other schemes had done, roti was not available anywhere for two rupees but Rs 22 billion were spent on Sasti Roti Authority, thank God they have not been able to close our various schemes including 1122 but they continued to create hurdles.

Ch Parvez Elahi pointedly stated that we had abolished tax on small houses and twelve and half acres of land but they had re-imposed the tax, we provided employment opportunities to 14 lakhs unemployed people whereas they were snatching while incidence of molestation of women, girls and children were increasing but the criminals were not being arrested what to talk about their being punished.

In reply to a question about Defence Minister’s criticism of the Pak Army, he said that saying of the Defence Minister that they have lost the wars and swallowed money was a national tragedy, but he should also read Article 63 g of the Constitution wherein it has been stated that the parliamentarians criticizing the judiciary and the army were disqualified. He said in response to another question that only tall claims were being made about foreign investment, he spends one week there and stays here for one week but implementation of not a single project has commenced so far.

Regarding a question about fraud in the name of world records in the Punjab Youth Festival and loss of one billion rupee to the provincial exchequer, Ch Parvez Elahi said that the Guinness Book of Records have accepted only one record, case should be registered about this fraud. In reply to a question about local bodies election, he said that these rulers wanted to use even the powers of the Councillors instead of devolution of powers at the local level, as such they would not hold the local polls. About load shedding of electricity and increase in power tariff, Ch Parvez Elahi said that Shahbaz Sharif who was leading protest processions during last tenure should himself suggest his name as per the promise to change his name.

The meeting was participated by Muhammad Basharat Raja, . Ch Zaheeruddin Khan, Seemal Kamran, Sardar Talib Nakai, Dr Azeemuddin Lakhvi, Ali Amjad Malhi, Rai Aslam Kharal, Ahmad Shah Khagga, Qamar Hayat Kathia, Alamgir advocate, Ch Riaz Asghar, Zulqarnain Sahi, Ansar Iqbal Baryar, Col Abbas, Aamer Sultan Cheema, Nasir Cheema, Arif Gondal, Bao Rizwan, Ali Abbas Gul Agha, Khwaja Waqarul Hassan, Faraz Awan, Engineer Shehzad Elahi, James Naaz, Ch Tanvir Cheema, Shehzad Hussain Cheema, Sajjad Baloch, Sh Omar Hayat, Sahibzada Nadeem Sultan, Mehr Yousuf Gadhi, Mustafa Sheerazi, Khadeeja Farooqui, Syeda Majida Zaidi, Amna Ulfat, as well the Presidents and General Secretaries of different wings.