Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif Monday criticised his political opponents saying that one political party (PTI) has ruined the KP while the other (PPP) has wrecked havoc in the province of Sindh.
"Those who ignored the people in their provinces will be hiding their faces in the general elections. The opponents have set records of speaking lies while we have made new records of development projects. Our development schemes are a conspicuous example of transparency, standard and speed and the people will always remember the politics of public service rendered by the PML-N government," Shehbaz said while talking to the federal minister for Defence Production Rana Tanvir Hussain who called on him, here Monday.
Different matters of mutual interest including political issues and public welfare projects came under discussion during the meeting.
Shehbaz Sharif said the government has given priority to welfare of public while the political opponents wasted their time in the political name-calling. The number of development projects completed during present tenure of PML-N is a new record, he said.
According to him, the PML-N is the most popular and largest political party today due to its public service and the opponents have also realized that they have wasted time of the people in their respective provinces. Now with what face these elements will face the people.
He said that people will hold accountability of those who have looted the national resources and impeded the journey of development. Those who were responsible for delay in development schemes due to sit-ins have no concern with the future of the people, he added.
He said that due to the merciless plunder of national resources by corrupt rulers of the past, the country has plunged to the abyss of poverty, unemployment and ignorance. These are the people who have pushed the country toward darkness and they had only filled their pockets instead of utilizing the resources on public welfare projects. Had these people not looted national resources, the country would have not faced the problems to such extent, he added.
He said the PML-N has promoted the culture of transparency, quality and merit. We believe that merit is the only ladder of development and success and government has taken practical steps for collective wellbeing and prosperity of the people, he added. He said if an opportunity is given again in the next general elections, the journey of development that has started from Punjab will be extended to across the country and midnight oil will be burnt to make Pakistan a realm of Quaid and Iqbal's vision.
Moreover, while addressing the workers convention at Bahawalpur through video link from Lahore, Shehbaz said that southern Punjab has always been given priority in health, education, infrastructure, transport and other sectors. The people of Bahawalpur have honoured the PML-N with their tremendous trust and their love and affection towards the party is unprecedented. This passion of love and affection is not one-way as PML-N leadership also loves the people of Bahawalpur, he added.
He said that Punjab government has spent a huge amount of Rs70 billion for the development of Bahawalpur district during the short span of last nine years. He said that around Rs50 billion have been spent for the development and prosperity of Bahawalpur district during the last five years.