Punjab CM orders authorities to stabilise prices of wheat, flour.

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to stabilise the prices of wheat and flour in the province and made it clear that any unjustified increase will not be tolerated. He directed the Food Department as well as the administrative officers to ensure regular monitoring and asked the price-control magistrates to take action against those involved in the unjustified increase in flour-price. Similarly, administrative machinery should ensure availability of wheat and flour at fixed rates. The CM made it clear that prices of wheat and flour will also be monitored by him and he will check the rates by conducting raids when required. The people cannot be left at the mercy of illegal profiteers, he emphasised. He asserted that an increase in rates is unacceptable after a decrease in petroleum products. The line departments should proactively perform and avoid lip-service. Public interest is dear to the government and steps for providing relief to the people should be visible at the grassroots, the CM added.

MPAs from different districts called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and expressed their complete trust over his leadership. The MPAs assured that they are with the CM Punjab.

Ghazanfar Abbas Cheena, Sardar Shahabuddin Khan, Sardar Muhammad Mohayyudin Khan Khosa, Ejaz Khan, Muhammad Ejaz Hussain, Muhammad Amir Anayat Shahani, Ghulam Ali Asghar Khan, Colonel (R) Ghazanfar Abbas Shah, Taimoor Ali Lali, Bilal Asghar, Muhammad Ahsan Jehangir and Gulraiz Afzal Gondal met with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar yesterday and discussed political as well as party matters. They also apprised the CM about constituencies related matters. The CM assured to solve their genuine issues adding that assembly members are his lieutenants and any hurdle in their genuine issues is intolerable. The CM added the province is facing a difficult economic situation due to coronavirus but the public related problems of the assembly members will be solved on a priority basis. I will always take assembly members along, the CM assured. The meeting lasted for three hours.

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