'Government to deal profiteers with an iron hand'

Punjab Minister for Excise & Taxation, Finance Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that government will deal with iron hands with the elements involved in profiteering and hoarding so that daily food items can be provided comparatively at fewer prices to the masses. He said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, 350 Ramazan bazaars have been set up throughout the province and 1110 magistrates have been deputed for their supervision.
He said that assembly members, provincial ministers, provincial secretaries, commissioners and DCOs will also remain present in Ramazan bazaars for their monitoring and redressal of public grievances. While inaugurating Ramazan Bazaar at Shadbagh, Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman informed that the Punjab government has established 350 Ramazan bazaars in the province for the provision of quality essential items to the people where 10kg ata bag was being sold at cheaper than the market.