Protest will continue till the end of load shedding: Shahbaz

Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on his visit to Bahawalpur vowed to continue protest against power outages till the end of load shedding.
Talking to media-men on the occasion, he said his protest against load shedding is demand of the time whereas his decision of shifting his office to a tent at Meenar-e-Pakistan reflected the continuation of his past record.
He vowed that he and his cabinet would continue to work in camps at Meenar-e-Pakistan, till the end of discrimination meted out to the Punjab by excessive power outages and gas load shedding. He reiterated he would not rest till all the provinces were provided an equal share of electricity.
He said working for the betterment of the people was no point scoring.
He claimed that under 18th amendment, no province had the prerogative of production of electricity, and the federal government is wrong in its stance.
He said bias of the federal government against the Punjab was manifest in the load shedding of electricity and gas, which led Punjab government to a loss of Rupees 400b during one year.
Meanwhile, Provincial Minister Iqbal Chunter and other MPAs welcomed him on Bahawalpur Airport.
After his arrival at Bahawalpur Airport, he directly went to the site of construction of a 400-bed hospital.
CM Punjab said no delay in the completion of the project would be tolerated, and he would, himself, monitor the standard of work on the hospital.
He informed that the hospital, bearing a cost of Rupees 4.25b, would be inaugurated on August 14, 2012.
He said the reference sent by President Zardari in National Assembly regarding the provinces of Bahawalpur and Multan was based on hypocrisy and was a set of lies.
He reiterated that protest against President Zardari would continue despite his ongoing conspiracies.
He claimed the federal government received billions of rupees on account of kickbacks by selling fertilizers on high rates.
Shahbaz Sharif also challenged the criticizers and asked them to criticize, if they could, regarding his services during the time of floods and the outbreak of Dengue fever in the province.
On the arrival of Chief Minister Punjab, paramedical staff and APCCA employees recorded protest outside the camp office for the acceptance of their demands.