Provincial Minister for Local Government Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed Monday met Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman
Buzdar and apprised him about departmental performance besides discussing matters of mutual interest. The CM apprecia
ted the draft
of the Punjab Local Government Act 2021, which had been approved by the cabinet, saying that the new local government system would solve problems of people at grassroots level. He said that people would be empowered by devolving powers and added that the new local bodies’ system would start an era of composite development. Usman
Buzdar said that the opposition was only interested in safeguarding its personal interests and termed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) an unnatural allianc
e. He said that people were well aware
of the negative attitude
of the opposition parties, adding that they had lost credibility in the public.