Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that if the system functions properly, the problems of the people will resolve at the local level and they will not run from pillar to post for the redressal of their grievances.
He was presiding over a meeting to review implementation of the decisions taken in the meetings at tent office here on Sunday. Senator Pervaiz Rashid, members of assemblies, secretaries of various departments, heads of development institutions, Commissioner and District Co-ordination Officer Lahore, DIG Operations and senior officers concerned were present. He said that government officers should keep the doors of their offices open for public and be polite to the complainants and spare no effort in solving their problems.
He directed that the decisions taken in the meetings at tent offices should be fully implemented.
He said that eviction of cattle from the city should be ensured and a permanent system should be evolved for checking their re-entry into the city. He constituted a committee and directed it to take immediate measures for handing over the state land for development projects so that there should not be any delay in the execution of uplift schemes.
He said that activities of qabza mafia have become a serious issue as the mafia even goes to the extent of occupying graveyards and educational institutions. He said qabza mafia and those exploiting the citizens in the form of Parchi (receipt) system are a serious threat to the society and it is the collective responsibility of elected representatives and administration to rid the people of such exploitative groups.