Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the elements staging sit-ins have hatched an evil conspiracy to hamper the process of national development and prosperity and the people of the country have seen their real faces. He said that sit-ins have met their political death and the nation has known who is serving the country selflessly and who is engaged in politics of chaos. He said that masses will not allow the nefarious designs of the enemies of progress and development to succeed. He said that there is a need for a new spirit, determination and commitment to make up the losses caused by sit-ins.
He was talking to elected representatives belonging to different districts who met him, here today. They included Obaid Ullah Khan Shadikhel MNA, Amanat Ullah Khan Shadikhel MPA, former MPA Ali Noor Khan Niazi, Sheikh Ijaz Ahmed MPA, Rana Shoaib Idrees Khan MPA from Faisalabad, Comrade Mian Muhammad Rafique MPA from Toba Tek Singh and Muhammad Azam Chaila MPA from Jhang.
The Chief Minister said that Pakistan Muslim League-N government is implementing a comprehensive programme for the welfare and uplift of the people of the province and development projects aimed at provision of basic amenities to the masses are being completed expeditiously. He said that process of public service is continuing and Punjab will be made an exemplary province with regard to development and prosperity. He said that a corruption-free culture has been promoted in the province. He said that welfare and interest of the people is very dear to him and national resources are being spent in an honest and transparent manner for the progress and development of the masses. He said that an effective monitoring system has been evolved for the implementation of development projects in a transparent manner so as to check wastage of public money.
Shahbaz Sharif said that Punjab government is introducing revolutionary reforms for the development of education, health and other social sectors. He said that target of increase in growth rate has been fixed to raise the living standard of the people and special attention is being paid to the uplift of backward areas. He said that more resources have been allocated for South Punjab districts than the ratio of their population. He said that reforms are also been introduced for improving efficiency of provincial departments and provision of better services to the masses while information technology is also being used for this purpose. He said that speedy efforts are needed for the improvement of education and health sectors, maintenance of law and order, supply of potable water and implementation of development projects. He said that performance of every department will be monitored and they should fix their targets and work efficiently for their achievement.
The Chief Minister further said that credit goes to federal and Punjab government of PML-N for being free from corruption. He said that untimely sit-ins have caused a heavy loss to the country and 18 crore people of Pakistan will never forgive the elements engaged in such activities. He said that every effort is being made under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to steer the country out of crises and the government will come up to the expectations of the people of the country at every cost. He stressed upon elected representatives to personally supervise development projects in their respective areas and spare no effort for the service of the masses.