Lahore, April 27, 2019 (PPI-OT): Punjab government has decided the strict monitoring of Ramzan Bazaars during the holy month of Ramzan and the Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to depute provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants and secretaries for the monitoring of Ramzan Bazaars. Chief Minister will also visit Ramzan Bazaars to monitor the arrangements. He has also directed the line departments to take effective measures to stabilize the prices of essential items and added that indiscriminate action should be continued against the hoarders and illegal profiteers. Every department should perform its duty in the best of manner, he added. Enough meetings have been held and now work has to be done to give a genuine relief to the people.
He said that line departments should decide and act against those responsible for creating artificial price-hike. Time should not be wasted in meetings and people should be given relief on-the-spot, he added. He said that agriculture, industries and food departments will have to take a lead in the Ramzan ul Mubarak adding that jail is the best place for those who loot people in the name of price-hike. The Chief Minister reiterated that he will go to every extent to give relief to the general public and made it clear that unjustified increase in sugar price will not be tolerated. Punjab government will make every possible step to stabilize the price of sugar, he said.
Usman Buzdar said that provision of maximum relief to the people is the agenda of the government and interest of the people is very dear to him. No one will be allowed to follow whims and wishes and every option should be used to stop an illogical increase in the price of sugar. The food, industry and agriculture departments should take coordinated steps for strengthening the rates of sugar. He said that every possible step will be taken to provide relief to the people without caring for anyone. The Chief Minister directed to set up control rooms at provincial, divisional and district level for the monitoring of arrangements made for Ramzan Bazaars.
He issued these directions during a high-level meeting at his office here on Friday in which the steps taken for providing relief to the people under Ramzan Package, 2019 and the prices of essential items were reviewed. Secretary Industry gave a detailed briefing about the steps taken under Ramzan Package. Provincial ministers Aslam Iqbal, Samiullah Ch., Sardar Hasnain Bahadur Dareshak, Nauman Ahmed Langhrial, advisor to CM Akram Ch., IG Police, spokesman to CM, Commissioner Lahore Division and secretaries attended the meeting while divisional commissioners participated through video link from their respective divisions.
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