LAHORE: The Chief Minister Punjab addressed the Punjab Assembly amid her address opposition raised the slogans ‘Zulm ke ye Zaabte, hum nahi maante’
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz addressed the Punjab Assembly amid opposition clamour and informed the House about her government’s initiatives.
She stated that the Punjab government had completed 100 days, while the opposition raised slogans of ‘Zulm ke ye zaabte, hum nahi maante’. Maryam Nawaz addressed them and told them to sit down or their throats will get sore.
She further said the government had presented its first budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, claiming it to be the largest budget in the history of Punjab. She further claimed that no tax was imposed on the people of the province for the first time.
The chief minister said it was impossible for her to summarize the work her government did in 100 days in a single budget speech, She said she knew the opposition members were under pressure because they had something to say. She reminded the House she had said it was a double challenge for her to run this government as there had been chief ministers like Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif here, who shaped the destiny of the people of Punjab.
Maryam Nawaz stated that after three months of performance, the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had got an advertisement published in the newspapers claiming to be busy, while they were engaged in seeking revenge and not in serving the nation.
She further said whether Imran Khan gets the necessary facilities in jail, including desi chicken and exercise machines, there should be no abuse from their end.
The CM said that the implementation of the development plans they presented will commence today following the approval of the budget, adding that such a young and educated cabinet has never been seen as the one sitting here. The promises made today in the budget will be fulfilled within a year. “They should have been ashamed of themselves when they were attacking their own nation,” she remarked.
She further claimed that the amount her government was going to spend on health and education has never been done in the past.
Maryam claimed that inflation had been reduced to a great extent today, adding that people had heaved a sigh of relief after years of the opposition’s incompetence. Flour, bread, sugar, ghee, vegetables, and bakery products have all come down and hospitals have once again started providing free medicine, which had been stopped by the opposition.
She said she had inherited a Punjab where people were involved in corruption, and where no file is processed without bribery.
