Daily Times

Senior Punjab Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said on Tuesday that the Punjab government has presented an ideal budget in the present circumstances and now real development will be there in the province through realistic policies.

Abdul Aleem Khan said that sectors of education, health and public welfare have been given priority and Punjab government has managed Rs 2,026 billion for the budget of 2018-19 and through this progress and prosperity will be brought in the largest province. The senior minister said that it is a real fact that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in Punjab has nothing new or on its part and every mess belongs to the last government. He said that protest of opposition benches in Punjab Assembly to hide the corruption of its ‘God Father’ was ridiculous and was of its own kind which would not even be supported by all opposition members. Aleem Khan said that this kind of activity can become the main cause of establishing forward block in Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as people did not vote for them for such hooliganism. The senior minister claimed that bogus and commissioned mega projects like metro and orange line train were the main reason of putting Punjab in debt which was used to be surplus in the past in budget. He said that due to futile expenses of so called “Khadim-e-Ala”, the Punjab government is left with not enough funds to even run day-to-day affairs and PTI government has managed through its strategies to provide basic requirements. The senior minister said that we are not disappointed and will manage with best working to come out of the present situation as early as possible.

Aleem Khan strongly criticised the agitation of former MPAs in Punjab Assembly and called it a planned conspiracy against the elected house which could defame democracy. He said that those chanting slogans today may have questioned “Shahbaz & Company” to refrain from misusing the funds of Punjab government which destroyed the financial discipline. Aleem said that we have solid proposals for the development of the province and new local bodies system will also help a lot to build new society. He also appealed the opposition members to perform their democratic role in the assembly and avoid such situation and come up with solid proposals for the betterment of common man.

Published in Daily Times, October 17^th 2018.