The chief ministers of Punjab and Sindh came face to face on Tuesday after Syed Murad Ali Shah labelled the temporary relief in electricity bills announced by Maryam Nawaz Sharif as “a stupidity”, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Addressing a ceremony in Karachi, Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah while reacting to the Punjab government’s decision to slash electricity tariff for two months, termed it a ‘bizarre’ announcement, saying such ‘strange’ announcements put them in a quandary. “We (Sindh government) find it difficult how to respond to these foolish statements. But I don’t want to go into politics,” he added.

Murad Ali Shah wondered how people find time to appear on TV. “My party chairman and Sindh information minister often get unhappy with me as I don’t appear on television to project the works being done in the province,” he added.

On Friday, PML-N President had announced a major relief for electricity consumers in Punjab, with focus on providing relief to low-income households, stating consumers using up to 500 units of electricity will receive a relief of Rs14 per unit.

Nawaz Sharif praised Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz for her efforts in providing relief to the people and announced that she will be launching a solar panel scheme to provide further relief to the masses.

In her reaction to Sindh CM’s statement, Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday described the remarks criticizing relief for masses as “laughable”.  “The reduction in power was provided so that people can spend two months in peace,” she elaborated.

Turning to the Sindh government performance, the Punjab chief minister asked is putting money through corruption in pockets and spending money on protocols not foolishness?

Maryam said “I want such a relief for the while of Pakistan.”