KARACHI: Waseem Akhtar, Mayor of Karachi has said that he was preparing to go to Supreme Court (SC) for restoration of rights of the people of Karachi.
During a press conference at Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building on completion of 100-day cleaning drive in city, Waseem said he would make no further appeals to federal and Sindh government for seeking city powers.
I will knock the SCP doors to enforce Article 140-A of the Constitution, This is the SCP that had directed for holding local bodies elections in the country, he referred.
“I am not alone, elected local bodies members of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Sindh have informed me that they were also powerless and they would stand by me in this regard”.
He lamented that nothing has come out from his appeals that he made to Centre as well as to Sindh government for release of funds and grant-in-aid to salvage KMC from financial crunch.
I knocked every door of Sindh government for powers and funds to initiate welfare and rehabilitation work of Karachi but all went in vain, he added.
“I am being stopped to work by putting restriction on already limited available resources but this act is more harming for Karachi than me. This is antagonism with Karachi not with a party”, Waseem explained.
Waseem revealed that he had rejected the offer of Rs 5 million for the purchase of new vehicles for Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
In the last eight years, Rs 1,000 billion had been released for the development of Sindh but, “Where is the money. I had challenged the responsible to tell us where the money has gone”, he remarked.
He highlighted the projects that have been undertaken during 100-day cleaning drive and said that despite limited financial and administrative resources we have proceeded and would not stop here.
