Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto has directed him to reach every worker right from the union council level to division and seek their proposals for making an inclusive pro-poor budget and development program.
This he said while speaking the party workers at a meeting, which was attended by PPP Sindh President Nisar Khuhro, provincial ministers – Sharjeel Memon, Nasir Shah, Saeed Ghani, Jam Khan Shoro, Haji Ali Hassan Zardari, Ikram Dharejo and MNAs, according to a statement issued from CM House today.
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during his election campaign had vowed with the workers that the Sindh government would be run with their valuable input, the CM said. “Today, we [the CM and his cabinet members] have reached here to interact with you so that your problems could be heard and resolved accordingly,” he said and urged the party workers to send him proposals for budget and development works of their local areas through district and divisional presidents.
Mr Shah said that the Peoples’ Party government had turned to be the government of the people by the people and for the people. “Let us work together to uplift the life of the poor and downtrodden irrespective of any discrimination,” he invited the workers.
The CM said that the party workers had raised various issues, including water shortage, local bodies problems, drinking water issues (water supply schemes), development of sewerage systems and construction of internal roads. “I have brought my minister with me, and they have noted the issues raised by you and they would be resolved on a priority basis,” he said and added he haf also noted most of the issues raised in the meeting.
PPP MNA Khursheed Shah urged the CM to bind the bureaucracy to serve the people. “Most of the issues can be resolved at the local level with little effort which we all have to take at our level,” he said.
Sindh PPP President Nisar Khuhro said that the party workers were assets of the party that’s why the party leadership value them.
Issues raised in the meeting
The party workers of district Ghotki, speaking on the occasion, complained against the oil companies, and national and nultinational business establishments of district Ghotki were allegedly reluctant to provide the locals with jobs, and spending Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) budget in the backward areas of the Ghotki.
The local bodies elected representative demanded that the union council budget be enhanced from Rs500,000 to Rs2 million.
The party workers of different talukas of districts of Khairpur, Ghotki and Sukkur demanded that their local areas be given solar-powered water supply, sanitation, and internal road schemes.
Most of the party workers raised the issue of unemployment. They said that due to the stay order issued by the court against recruitment in the government departments, their youngsters have failed to avail the [job] opportunities.
At the outset of the meeting, dua was offered for Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Shaheed Mohterma Benazir Bhutto, Begum Nusrat Bhutto.
Those who spoke on the occasion include Sukkur Division President Javed Shah, General Secretary Meeram Khan, City leader Mushtaq Surahiyo, MNA Ms Shazia Sobhya Sooomro, Murtaza Ganghro (worker) and others.