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Punjab Opposition Stages Protest Against Government's Failure on Dengue and Law and Order

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The joint opposition in the Punjab Assembly, led by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), staged a protest from the Assembly to the Chief Minister's House at 90 The Mall, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif due to his failure to control the dengue outbreak and poor law and order in the province. Opposition leader Raja Riaz led the protest, attended by PPP Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warraich and General Secretary Samiullah Khan. The opposition members chanted slogans against the Punjab government and prayed for the removal of Shahbaz.

Key Takeaways:

  • The protest was staged by the joint opposition in the Punjab Assembly, including the PPP and PML-Q, against the Punjab government's failure to control the dengue outbreak and poor law and order.
  • Raja Riaz, the opposition leader, led the protest and criticized Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for his inadequate measures to control the dengue outbreak, which caused a large number of deaths.
  • Riaz also accused Shahbaz of neglecting the warning of a dengue outbreak a year ago and accused the CM of holding sixteen ministries, which resulted in no proper work in the important ministry of health.
  • The opposition members chanted slogans against the Punjab government, including "Shahbaz Sharif Qatil" (Shahbaz is a murderer), "CM Astifa Do" (CM resign), and "Down with Shahbaz, Nawaz".
  • The Punjab government presented bottles of cold mineral water to pacify the opposition, but the protesters returned the mineral water.
  • The opposition also offered fateha for people who died of dengue and prayed for the early recovery of patients.

Statistics:

  • Dengue has caused a large number of deaths in Punjab due to the government's inadequate measures.
  • The Punjab opposition leader, Raja Riaz, accused the CM of holding sixteen ministries.
  • The Supreme Court (SC) is set to start hearing Shahbaz's disqualification petition.
  • The protest was led by the PPP Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warraich and General Secretary Samiullah Khan.

Sources:

  • The News: "Punjab opposition stages protest against govt's 'failure' to control dengue"
  • Lahore News: "Punjab assembly witnesses chaos as opposition stages protest against Shahbaz government"

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