Last eight years' mess to be cleared: Shahbaz

LAHORE - The Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that focus of politics of PML-N lies in welfare and betterment of the masses and revolutionary programmes are being introduced to raise the living standard of the people of Punjab.
He said that gigantic Food Stamp Scheme being launched at a cost of Rs 22 billion would be the biggest programme in the history for helping out the poor who live under the poverty line.
The chief minister announced setting up of girls college and hospital at Green Town and said that government would allocate huge funds for development in areas of PP-154, Lahore.
He expressed these views while talking to PML-N office-bearers and workers at Model Town here on Sunday. MNAs, MPAs and officers were also present on the occasion.
Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that Food Stamp Scheme would be solely for destitute, widows, unemployed and poor people and it would be ensured that only deserving people should benefit from it.
He said that DCOs would scrutinise the lists for this scheme and elected representatives and DCOs would be responsible for transparency.
He said wrong policies of the rulers of last 8.5 years ruined this state of Quaid-i-Azam and elite class plundered national exchequer as well as usurped the people’s rights.  He said that all national institutions have been damaged.  
He said that economic destruction of the past is very much disgusting. He said that police authorities were helping the criminals but present government would never tolerate such attitude and no one would be humiliated in Police Stations. He said that culture of injustice would be eliminated because if we don’t provide justice we have no right to stay in government.
While referring to his recent tour of Rahim Yar Khan, Sadiq Abad, Liaqatpur and Khanpur, the chief minister said that people were living in very miserable situation and there was no one to listen to their problems but our government would provide health, education, employment and justice at their doorsteps.
Chief minister was given briefing on the decisions implemented, given in the last Sunday’s meeting with PML workers. He was informed that land of 120 kanal has been acquired in PP-153 on which Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that out of this, 100 kanal land should be allocated to graveyard and 20 kanal for play ground.