CDGK Rs 37 billion budget unveiled

KARACHI-The City Council's budget session presided over by Naib City Nazim Nasreen Jalil held on Saturday started at least one hour late due to consultation between the Treasury benches and Opposition members.

The ruling party was trying to convince the Opposition members on the budget announcement for the fiscal 2008-09.

But their all efforts gone in vain when the Opposition members created complete chaos and mayhem during the budget speech of City Nazim Mustafa Kamal, and after creating uproar and pandemonium, chanted slogans against City govt, they boycotted the budget session in protest.

When City Council's proceeding was started convener Nasreen Jalil presented her excuse on the one hour delay in the starting of the budget. But when council session started, convener adjourned the meeting till 7.20 pm.

When meeting resumed Opposition leader Saeed Ghani said that he informed CDGK authorities time and again through this council that City govt should take approval of the City Council on all the big and mega City projects but they always neglected and over rule the City Council's authority. He said that third budget of this City govt presenting but only 35pc UC funds releases for UC Nazims.

He objected that in the current fiscal 2008-09, there is no allocation of budget for UCs.