LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar Tuesday madeit clear that rule of law in the province would be ensured at all costs andno violation in that regard would be tolerated.

Presiding over a meeting here at his office, which reviewed law and ordersituation and security arrangements for Eidul Azha, he said goldenprinciples of merit, good governance and rule of law would reign supremeand the people would be provided necessary relief by introducing changes inthe real sense.

Good reputed and hard working officers would be encouraged and the bestperformers would be fully supported by him, he added.Those who would fail to perform, he said, would not continue serving inPunjab. The police system would also be reformed according to the vision ofPrime Minister Imran Khan, he added.The chief minister said the government expenditures would be minimized byintroducing austerity and simplicity in the real sense and visibleimprovement in that regard would be noticed by everyone.

H said he would personally visit every division and district to review theperformance of public sector departments at the grassroots level“I will only keep the essential security,” he added and assured that hardworking officers would be given respect and honour.Chief Minister Buzdar directed that foolproof arrangements should beensured to protect the life and property of the people on Eidul Azha.Practical steps should be taken to stop the scourge of one-wheeling and hewould provide full support to improve the police system, he added.

He also directed to ensure best arrangements of cleanliness across theprovince on the occasion of Eid and added that solid waste managementcompanies, provincial administration and other relevant agencies shouldefficiently work in this regard.

He said that this year’s sanitation arrangements should be better than theprevious ones and line departments should perform their duties in acoordinated manner. Strict action would be taken if people faced anydifficulty due to presence of animals’ remains around, he warned.

He further said that provision of a neat and clean environment to thepeople, along with availability of necessary facilities, was theresponsibility of the government and line departments.He reiterated that no compromise would be made on cleanliness arrangementsand ban on burning sacrificial animals’ heads and trotters in public shouldbe strictly implemented and animals’ waste should be timely disposed of.The chief minister said that he would personally monitor the arrangementsmade on Eidul Azha for facilitating the people and added that no negligencewould be tolerated with regard to cleanliness and disposal of animals’waste.Action would be taken on public complaints with regard to cleanliness,concluded the chief minister.

Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and IG Police briefed the meeting aboutdifferent steps taken for the protection of life and property of the people.