CM Sindh letter shows nothing but arrogance, conceit: Ali Zaidi.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi on Saturday said letter of Chief Minister (CM) Sindh to Prime Minister showed nothing but arrogance and conceit. In a series of tweets, he said in a meeting held on January 16, he requested CM Sindh to include devolution of organizations like Sindh Building Control Authority and Sindh Solid Waste Management Board to divisional levels as committed by him months ago. The federal minister sharing letter of CM Sindh and the letter he wrote to the Prime Minister said, 'CM Sindh then had the audacity to write to the PM... and his letter shows nothing but arrogance and conceit!'. He does not even have the etiquette and manners on how to address the office of the Prime Minister!'.

Ali Zaidi further said that a high-powered committee comprising of Federal and provincial ministers, CM, Chairman National Disaster Management Authority and heads of various law enforcement agencies held multiple meetings just to discuss how to clean garbage from storm drains and remove encroachments. These issues were created because of a corrupt provincial government that has looted for decades, he said. 'Lots of speculation/stories floating around on the Karachi Transformation Committee meeting of Jan 16, 2010', he said.

Meanwhile, in a series of posts on Twitter, the federal minister detailed his version of what transpired in the Jan 16 meeting, saying he had 'requested CM Sindh to include the devolution of organisations like [Sindh Building Control Authority] SBCA and [Sindh Solid Waste Management Board] SSWMB to divisional levels as committed by him months ago'.

Zaidi alleged the chief minister told him 'I am not answerable to you' thrice at which he [Zaidi] walked out since 'there was no further need for me to waste my time sitting in that meeting'.

Zaidi also posted a copy of the letter the Sindh chief minister had purportedly written to the premier over the altercation, complaining of the federal minister's 'unruly conduct'. According to the copy of CM Shah's letter to the PM shared by Zaidi the authenticity of which was not challenged by Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani in a presser earlier today Shah said Zaidi acted in a 'hostile and belligerent manner' and that such conduct had been displayed by him in the past as well, which 'was unbecoming of a citizen let alone a federal minister'. Shah said through his letter he was registering his protest with the prime minister and expecting 'some...