Murad vows to defend rights of people.

DHABEJI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting was not called within a year, and when it was called its minutes are were not released on time. 'This is how things are moving but even then we will be struggling to get the people of Sindh their due rights,' he vowed.

He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of 100 MGD new pumping house held here on Tuesday.

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the pumping house by unveiling the plaque. The ceremony was attended by provincial ministers, Saeed Ghani, Syed Nasir Shah, Murtaza Baloch, Adviser to CM Murtaza Wahab, Adviser to CM Aijaz Shah Shirazi, Secretary Local Government Roshan Shaikh, Water Board MD Asadullah Khan and party workers of Thatta, Sujawal and Karachi in a large number.

The chief minister said that it was after the hue and cry of over one year that the CCI meeting was convened. 'Minutes of the meeting were delayed for around one month, and when they [minutes] were released and found them hotchpotch and now he has sent them back after necessary corrections. But I assure you, your [people of Sindh] rights will be protected at all costs,' he assured the people amid deafening noise of applause.

Addressing the PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, Murad said that he was thankful to him that he had inaugurated third phase of development schemes and projects within a span of one month. 'You have inaugurated roads and underpasses in the provincial capital twice within 15 days, and now after a fortnight you have inaugurated the newly-built 100 MGD pumping house,' the CM said, and added the people of Hyderabad had also requested the PPP chairman to inaugurate water supply, sanitation and road sector projects in their city for which he, (the chief minister), said, he would again bother the chairman.

The chief minister announced that the PPP chairman would perform the stone laying of Ghotki-Kashmore bridge on River Indus shortly. 'This would be the third bridge on the river, being built by the provincial government...

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