After Oct 16 administrators will take charge of local govts: Minister.

HYDERABAD, September 08, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Khan Durrani has said that tenure of local government system will be completed on October 16, 2009 and on the next day, the administrators will take over the charge. He aid that after December 31, 2009 local government system constitutionally would be transferred from the Federal Government to Provincial governments and the provinces will decide the fate of this system. He expressed such remarks while talking to the media men after performing the ground breaking ceremony of Mehran Dream City Housing Scheme as chief guest at bypass road near Toll Plaza Jamshoro on Monday night. He said that Nazims of the present local government should now prepare for next local government elections, adding that people are now matured and they will elect those who really served them. Replying a question about giving guarantee to investors who are interested in investing Thar Coal Project, the minister said that Sindh Government itself is a guarantee and we will remove ambiguities of investors to satisfy them as many quarries have been received world over for Thar Coal Project investment. Replying to another question about NFC Award, he said that Sindh Government is trying its best to get due share of Sindh under the multiple formula which include collection of revenue and poverty as well. When asked about Sindh Peoples Alliance, he said that the people have already rejected them and PPP government has no threat of it. Responding to another question about corruption of Nazims, the minister said if media and the people provide strong evidences of their corruption, action would be taken against corrupt Nazims. The minister said that no any government had ever gave such a huge subsidy on flour in the countrys history as being provided by the present government and added that government is trying to provide subsidized flour to all poor people but unfortunately those who can afford unsubsidized flour also in queues every day. Earlier, addressing at the ceremony, the minister said that the government is following the foot steps of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and has been engaged for the provision of Roti, Kapra and Makan to the people. He said that Mehran Dream City Housing Scheme, a low cost housing scheme is also a chain of the mission of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.

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