Hundreds of social media users have stepped up to criticise Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid for “re-inaugurating” a hepatitis filter clinic which they say was established by the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in Punjab.
As per the details, the minister on Tuesday inaugurated the filter clinic at Mozang Teaching Hospital in Lahore.
“The main objective of establishing filter hospitals is to lessen the burden on big hospitals. Preliminary tests of patients will be conducted in the clinic besides provision of all medicines,” the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker had said.
The move was very well-received by people who said the government was keeping up with its promise of reforming the health sector in Punjab until a few netizens pointed out that the clinic had been established and inaugurated by former chief minister Shehbaz and had already been facilitating hepatitis patients.
Why is she inaugurating already functional facilities? https://t.co/qM3nBzrNOJ
— Sherry (@CherieDamour_) January 8, 2019
“Dramas! Shehbaz’s name being removed from yet another plaque,” wrote a Twitterati.
ڈرامے بازی
شہباز شریف کے کاموں پر ایک اور تتختی ۔— Keşif NADEEM (@knadeem1) January 8, 2019
Where is Health reform agenda?
Please don’t disappoint millions of PTI voters.
So far yourperformance is below par.— Dr.Shahid Adeel (@drshahidadeel) January 8, 2019
She prayed while cutting the ribbon ” Ya Allah ab yeh kisi ko pata na chale kay issme mera koi amal dakhal nahi tha ” ?
— Junaid (@Junaid34567) January 8, 2019
“No limits to your shamefulness, this was a project of the PML-N government,” wrote another user.
بےشرمی کی بھی کوئی حد ہوتی ہے یہ تو pmln کا پراجیکٹ ہے
— Muhammad Ishfaq Khan (@engishfaqniazi1) January 8, 2019
These inaugurations are just for the new planks which have their names on them
— Irfan ?? عرفان (@irfan_farooq70) January 9, 2019
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ہیپاٹائٹس فلٹر کلینک کا افتتاح، تمام شعبوں کا تفصیلی معائنہ
فلٹر ہسپتالوں کے قیام کا مقصد بڑے ہسپتالوں پر دبائو کا خاتمہ کرنا ہے
فلٹر کلینکس میں مریضوں کے ابتدائی ٹیسٹ کئے جائیں گے
فلٹر کلینک میں مریضوں کو تمام ادویات مفت فراہم کی جائیں گی#PTIPunjabHealthReforms pic.twitter.com/QluSIYQXIP— Dr. Yasmin Rashid (@Dr_YasminRashid) January 8, 2019
While there has not been any official statement on the matter as of yet, it merits a mention that this isn’t the first time the new PTI government was “tricked” by officials into re-inaugurating projects set up by the PML-N as Prime Minister Imran Khan was suggested to introduce a chicken and egg policy, which was already being pursued under the Shehbaz administration in Punjab.