Abbasi alleges misappropriation of billions of rupees in free flour scheme

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior chief Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has alleged that corruption of Rs20 billion occurred throughout the distribution of free flour by the federal and provincial governments within the holy month of Ramazan.

Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, the ruling get together chief mentioned that the nation’s system has grow to be “so corrupt and outdated” that it can’t ship.

He mentioned corrupt authorities officers can be recognized previously “however at present is the time when we’ve got to search for trustworthy officers”.

Abbasi requested what did poor get out of Rs84 billion subsidy allotted by the federal and provincial governments to offer free flour to the poor throughout the holy month of Ramazan.

“Greater than Rs20 billion had been stolen within the authorities’s free flour scheme,” he alleged.

Responding to his allegations, the Centre and the caretaker authorities of Punjab rejected his claims.

Federal Info Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb mentioned tens of millions of poor individuals in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Islamabad had been supplied free flour throughout the holy month with “full transparency and honesty”.

She mentioned that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself visited the flour distribution factors in several cities.

The minister additionally lauded the efforts of administrative officers and different staffers concerned within the free flour distribution for making the historic scheme profitable.

Punjab caretaker Info Minister Amir Mir additionally rejected Abbasi’s allegation saying not even a single penny of corruption occurred within the free flour scheme.

The free flour scheme has been probably the most profitable scheme within the historical past of Punjab, he mentioned including that 30 million deserving individuals of Punjab benefited from the subsidy.

He mentioned subjecting the flour subsidy to the get together’s inner politics was unfair. “Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ought to both apologise or present proof,” the provincial minister demanded.