NA speaker, Parvez Elahi discuss LG polls, politics

Lahore: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser called on Punjab Assembly Speaker and Acting Governor Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and discussed with him national political situation, parliamentary affairs and matters of mutual interest at the Governor’s House, here on Thursday.

The upcoming local government (LG) elections and the Punjab Local Bodies Amendment Bill also came under discussion.

Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said that the LG institutions could play a vital role in solving problems at grass-roots level, faced by the public.

Parvez Elahi said the bill envisaged giving maximum powers to the LG representatives, adding that it was important to empower the representatives so that benefits could be transferred to masses in the best possible way.

Asad Qaiser said the political representatives could provide relief to masses through effective legislation.

“Maximum time is given to the parliamentarians in the House to discuss problems faced by the masses,” said the National Assembly speaker.

MNAs Junaid Akbar, Saleh Muhammad, Dr Haider Ali and Secretary Punjab Assembly Muhammad Khan Bhatti were present during the meeting.