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Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar made surprise visits of Jaranwala and Sumandri on Sunday. He reviewed situation and also checked cleanliness arrangements in both the cities. He removed Assistant Commissioner Jaranwala from his post on complaints of inefficient performance and ordered to suspend Assistant Food Controller and SHO.

He reviewed arrangements for the provision of flour to the general public at the sale points being set up by district administration. He shook hands with the people and inquired from them about the provision of flour and handed them over flour bags on behalf of Punjab government.

Usman Buzdar on this occasion took prompt action on the complaint of less provision of flour by the residents of the city and ordered to remove Assistant Commissioner Jaranwala from this post. On his directions, AC Jaranwala has been made OSD and Assistant Food Controller Jamil Gujjar has been suspended from his service.

Usman Buzdar while talking on this occasion said that Punjab government has surplus wheat reserves and there should not be any flour shortage. I represent the people and have come out in the field to ensure availability of flour. He also directed to increase sale points of flour in the city and said that flour is available at fixed rates at the sale points of Punjab government. He further said that he will take stock of flour situation by undertaking visits of different cities. Usman Buzdar made surprise visits of city police station Jaranwala. He shook hands with culprits detained in lockups and inquired about their problems. He visited different sections of police station and directed to further improve cleanliness conditions.

He directed that culprits should be given facilities according to rules and regulations which is their due right. He ordered to suspend SHO city police station Jaranwala and paid surprise visit of Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Jaranwala and inquired after under treatment patients in emergency ward. He also reviewed facilities being provided to the patients in the hospital and directed the hospital administration to provide best healthcare facilities to the patients. THQ Hospital Jaranwala will be upgraded, he added. Provision of free medicines to the patients should be ensured and should continue, he directed.

He further directed that cleanliness in the streets of Jaranwala city should also be improved and recruitments on vacant vacancies should be done forthwith in order to improve cleanliness conditions. Later, Usman Buzdar reached Sumandri from Jaranwala suddenly and visited flour sale points and tehsil headquarters hospital. He also reviewed cleanliness arrangements in the city and he distributed flour bags among the citizens at the sale points. Surplus flour is available in Punjab, he maintained. 20kg flour bag is available at Rs 805. Wherever less availability of flour comes to surface then strict action will be taken, he emphasized.

He asked problems of doctors and paramedical staff and granted financial aid for the treatment of children of two female patients. He directed that emergency should be functional 24 hours and emergency block is being upgraded. Pediatricians will also soon be available in THQ hospitals. Usman Buzdar while talking with media after undertaking visit of hospital said that situation of wheat and flour in Punjab is much better and we have also increased supply of wheat to the flour mills. "I am myself present in the field and is well aware of ground realities and will allow no one to do injustice with the people", he concluded.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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