Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said Punjab government was taking revolutionary steps to improve cleanliness in the province.
Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, CM Maryam Nawaz said under Saaf Suthra Punjab Programme, the government will ensure zero waste by cleaning roads and streets not only in cities but also in villages.
She said government was spending billions of rupees on this programme to make the province neat and clean. Moreover, Saaf Suthra Punjab Programme was creating job opportunities of more that one lakh people. She said that government has purchased latest machinery at a cost of billion of rupees.
Talking about political situation and PTI protest, CM Punjab demanded that there was need of the hour to control political waste of the country otherwise they will continue to set public properties on fire.
She said during Nov 24 protest, people of Punjab did not pay attention to their final call and she saw only few people coming out on streets across Punjab. CM Maryam claimed that only one to 12 supporters came out on the streets in various areas of the province.
She claimed that in the past PML-N protestors had not hit even a single flower during their protests call. CM Maryam lauded PML-N workers never set on fire buses, train and public properties.
She lamented PTI always restored to violence whenever they announced protests. She said PTI was stopped from violent protests after May 9 attacks on national and security installations.
She said only peaceful protestors will be allowed to hold protests. She said PTI attacked federation, adding that after Nov 24, she met number of injured FC, Rangers and police officials in hospitals. She said 170 policemen got injured during PTI attack on federation. The CM claimed since 2014, PTI never ever made peaceful protests.
She said PTI tasked foreign nationals to create unrest in Punjab. She claimed people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were not involved in bloodshed and violence. She said an injured policeman told her that he was targeted at a point range.
She said PTI peddled propaganda about causalities, firsts they (PTI leaders) claimed their 1000 workers were killed, later claimed 500 and 70 and finally PTI leadership admitted that only 12 people died during the protest.
CM Maryam said Punjab police were directed to counter PTI workers peacefully and policemen were not allowed to open fire on protestors.
She said during PTI era, there was 38 percent inflation and now it is in single digit. Wheat and roti and essential items’ prices have come down.
Talking about Cleanliness Programme of the government, CM said the government was building landfill sites in various villages and cities. She said cleanliness is half Iman and the role of cleaners will be much.
Maryam said that during the tenure of Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab was making progress in 2018.
But she received Punjab after four years of destruction. There were no medicines in hospitals and roads and infrastructure had completely damaged. She added even the track of Metro bus was in poor condition and her government improved it. CM Maryam said she was pleased that Murree has become neat and clean again.