FAISALABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said by-elections were rigged by the PML-N but the PML-Q would give surprising results in the next general elections and it will sweep the polls in the country.
He was addressing a public meeting in Samundri near here on Sunday.
The Deputy Prime Minister said by-elections in Punjab were openly rigged and lawlessness marred the polling process.
The media reported that turnout was miserable but fake votes were polled through teachers, patwaries and Thanidars, he said and added that he personally contacted the chief election commissioner, Fakharuddin G Ibrahim, but no action had been taken so for.
Pervaiz Elahi said "it seems that the PML-N and the Punjab government have hijacked the election commission". He announced that this situation would be reversed during up-coming general elections when the PML-N would have no support of the establishment.
He said the PML-Q would dominate in the general elections because of its excellent public service. He alleged that the PML-N was victimizing political opponents and said that five fake cases had been registered against Khalid Mehmood Nabi but he was still steadfast and will stand with us in all odds.
The deputy prime minister also narrated the performance of his government in Punjab and said that the focus of his development strategy was in the whole Punjab and its people.
He said during his chief ministership a road with cost of Rs. 1.4 billion was completed in Samundri. Similarly, sui gas was provided, bypass with Rs. 700 million was completed in addition with launching Rescue 1122 service.
He said his government gave scholarship to 1.1 million students and free books were also provided to 20 million school going children in addition to the construction of new schools, colleges and universities. He lamented that 400 schools in only Faisalabad district had been closed.
He said road constructed by his government had been taxed to extort money from people and announced that his government would again come to power and will withdraw all these taxes and levies.
Pervaiz Elahi termed the Sharifs as anti-worker and anti-farmer and said that they had two sugar mills in this region that failed to make payment of sugar-cane purchased from farmers during the last year.
He added funds from south Punjab, Faisalabad and Samundri had been diverted to Lahore. He named Metro Bus Service as "Jangla bus Service" and said it was aimed to facilitate only elite class.
He asked the Sharifs to have pity on people of Punjab by discarding so-called and failed schemes like Yellow Cab, Ashiana Scheme, Sasti Roti, Mechanical tandoors and Jangla Bus Service.
He challenged Nawaz Sharif to conduct an impartial survey regarding development projects launched during his period and those initiated by Shahbaz Sharif in Punjab.
The PML-leader said his government left Punjab with surplus budget of Rs 100 Billion but now the same province had been bankrupt and it was crumbling under heavy loans of Rs. 500 Billion.
Earlier, Sahibzada Fazl Karim of Sunni Ittehad Council said they would make Pakistan chairman of OIC so that Islamic forces could be strengthened to fight terrorism.
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi announced the establishment of passport office at Samundri and also announced to ensure provision of gas to villages of Samundri tehsil.
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