Islamabad (September 25, 2018): PML-N President, Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired joint parliamentary meeting of the party at Parliament House.
Ayesha Ghaus, Ahsan Iqbal and Muftah Ismail briefed the participants about the flaws in the mini-budget presented by PTI government.
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PML-N President, Shehbaz Sharif termed the mini-budget of PTI government as Anti-People.
It was decided that PML-N will strongly oppose and raise voice against Mini budget of the government.
The participants of the meeting also condemned the behaviour of finance minister, Asad Umar in the National Assembly session, and termed it as against “parliamentary norms”.
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Earlier on September 24, Pakistan Muslim League President and opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said that the opposition parties welcome parliamentary commission on alleged discrepancies in the last general election and demanded to present parliamentary commission report in parliament as soon as possible.
Addressing during national assembly session, Shehbaz Sharif criticized PTI government, finance Asad Umer and said that PTI has come in power through rigged elections and the present government’s policies are anti-poor.
The opposition leader said that the PML-N gave the biggest financial package for the agriculture sector.
Shehbaz said that there is no second opinion on the fact that the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was not made through genuine public mandate but by rigging.
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“In this mini-budget, Mr Asad Umar wielded an axe over the [PSDP] as well and reduced it to Rs575 billion. The difference of Rs225 billion is a very big amount!” he said.
Sharif said that the alternative solutions offered by Umar to cover up the difference — which included partnerships between public and private companies — were not practical.
“This is not how it is done Mr Speaker!” Sharif insisted, adding that PSDP can only be funded by the government.
“The suggestion that you’ll use other methods to fulfil the goals that must be met by PSDP makes no sense. PSDP funds have been slashed by 30 per cent, which means education, health, infrastructure, even CPEC has been slashed by one-third!”
Sharif said that he had difficulty believing the assurances given by the information minister and finance minister that CPEC will not be affected in any way, since the project was part of PSDP.
“I did not expect that a genius like Asad Umer would slash the PSDP like this,” Sharif said, expressing hope that the government will reverse its decision on the policy it has adopted.
He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led government had failed its supporters by displaying nepotism and turning back on its election promises.
Earlier, Shehbaz Sharif presided over party meeting in capital Islamabad and nominated members for the parliamentary commission formed to investigate alleged rigging during the election 2018.
The decision was taken in a party high-level meeting chaired by party chief Shehbaz Sharif as at the beginning of the Fateh was offered for the bereaved soul of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.
Announcing the names Shehbaz Sharif said that Ahsan Iqbal, Murtaza Javed Abbasi and Rana Tanveer Hussain will be the members of the PML-N side.
Opposition leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif told the meeting that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will not take part in any political activities till the chehlum of his wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.
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