LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had a meeting at the Speaker’s chamber on Friday and expressed satisfaction over completion of the budget approval process for the financial year 2021-22. Provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat, Punjab Assembly Secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti and principal secretary to the chief minister were also present.
The chief minister appreciated the role being played by PA Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to conduct the session in the best of manner.
“You have conducted the proceedings in the best of manner and in accordance with the parliamentary traditions,” the chief minister mentioned and added, “The cooperation extended by party members and allies is exemplary and I deem it fit and proper to thank you by visiting your chamber. “It was sanguine that the members took keen interest in approval of the public-friendly budget and the Punjab was moving forward on the road to development, he added.
He said the past governments left problems; however, the PTI government was moving the province forward towards prosperity. Ch Pervaiz Elahi said the assembly was the centre of hopes for the people and parliamentarians should focus on solving public related problems. “I have succeeded in best handling the session with the cooperation of the parliamentarians,” he added.
