LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said that the Sharif family including Shehbaz Sharif did not do any significant or commendable work for the welfare of masses.
“Shehbaz Sharif remained Chief Minister for 15 years but could not do any durable or sustainable work for the welfare or progress of the people of the province,” CM Elahi said, adding: “I made Rescue 1122 and other institutions which are serving the people to date. Shehbaz Sharif made Ashiana and was nabbed in it. Shehbaz Sharif did not feel ashamed even after going to Sharm-El-Sheikh and started begging even there. Shehbaz Sharif remarked that he did not come for begging but was doing so under compulsion.”
The Chief Minister was addressing a ceremony in connection with International Anti-corruption Day at Alhamra.
Elahi said that the Sharif family is ruling for the last 30 years and did not bother to even slightly think about the masses. This family only thinks about its own well being and fills up their own coffers. They claim that they did not indulge into corruption of even a single penny and even their own people disclosed their massive corruption, he added.
He remarked that he remained with the Sharif family for 15 years and knows all of them through and through. Now few people are planning to play a trick but our Quaid Imran Khan has inculcated so much awareness among the people that no corrupt politician will survive in the political arena, he added.
The Sharif family wherever goes abroad people over there raise slogans of thieves whether they go to some restaurant for dining or to some store for shopping slogans of thieves are raised. Neither these people can eat food nor can do shopping with ease, he said.
The CM stated that the PTI followers have found the best solution to deal with them and he pays tribute to them. He stated that every government held them accountable adding that he had contested an election for the first time in 1977 and ever since every government fulfilled its desire by holding us accountable. The voice of self accountability comes from one’s inner self and when it comes from inner self then the fear of Almighty will develop and resultantly corruption will itself stopped, he said, adding: “The war against corruption should be the cardinal part of our faith and if one has a strong faith then he cannot think about doing corruption and then the need for establishing anti- corruption institutions does not arise.”
The CM maintained that the laws relating to anti-corruption have become obsolete and there is a need to review them. He assured that the Punjab government will provide full assistance in order to improve these laws. Wherever a need arises legislation will be done and shortcomings will be overcome. If needed then consultation with the judiciary will also be made. He said we are moving forward by taking reforms agenda in the light of directions of our Quaid Imran Khan. He stated that everyday he makes an effort to do some significant work for the betterment of common people and their children.
He emphasised that we would have to apply self accountability in our lives. Imran Khan is our leader as he has raised a vociferous voice against corruption adding that Pakistan will move forward by eliminating corruption and doing self accountability. Losing hope is a sin and we should keep on going hard work and strive for betterment, he said.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2022
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