Turning his guns on the opposition parties, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar regretted on Thursday that their politics has been playing the role of locusts in the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Speaking to MNA Amir Dogar and other elected representatives from Multan, he claimed the opposition tried to divide the nation. “The Pakistani nation is disappointed with the opposition’s negative attitude,” the CM said, adding it is unfortunate that they didn’t desist from playing politics over the coronavirus crisis.
He said political as well as administrative teams are mobilised to cope with the once-in-a-century pandemic. He pointed out that the province faces two challenges of coronavirus and locust invasions at the same time, vowing to adopt a multi-pronged strategy to get through both these challenges.
Usman Buzdar stressed that people’s cooperation in the fight against the pandemic is indispensable, urging them to strictly adhere to safety precautions to keep the virus at bay.
He said citizens lauded the government’s timely action to combat the spread of the virus but unfortunately, the opposition doesn’t have any plan to fight the deadly infection.
During the meeting, the chief minister and visiting lawmakers discussed the government’s measures to stem the virus spread and progress on various uplift schemes ongoing in Multan.
They also discussed progress on the Multan development package and the anti-coronavirus drive being run in the province.
The chief minister stated that government machinery is fully active to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and added that a multilayered strategy has been evolved to deal with locust attack and coronavirus pandemic in Punjab. The people should wholly follow necessary precautions to remain safe from coronavirus, he urged.
Usman Buzdar maintained the opposition leaders have, even, tried to divide the nation over coronavirus pandemic. In the prevailing circumstances, the opposition is playing the role of a political ‘locust’ and the nation is disappointed with its negative attitude.
It is regrettable that opposition even tried to politicize the coronavirus issue because it has no anti-coronavirus plan, he asserted and further said that it is engrossed in making tall claims.
On the other side, chief minister said the citizens have appreciated the timely steps taken by the government. The government is aptly dealing with different challenges and every challenge will be overcome with the cooperation of the people, he concluded.
Buzdar also expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the murder of former MPA Sardar Atif Mazari. He has extended sympathies to the bereaved family and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the heirs to bear the loss with equanimity.
