Chief minister vows to curb price hike

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Monday that hectic efforts were underway to control the price hike. He was speaking to the media during his visit to Sambrial Sahulat Bazaar on Monday.

The CM said that Sahulat Bazaars were a hope for people against price hike. He further said the government was making all-out sincere efforts to provide maximum relief to people by ensuring availability of all daily-use commodities, specially flour and sugar, at the Sahulat Bazaar on affordable prices.

The CM asked people about arrangements, quality and rates of different items and directed the district administration to ensure provision of items on fixed rates. No negligence in provision of relief to the people would be tolerated, the CM warned. The CM said that stern legal action was being taken against hoarders and profiteers.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 24^th, 2020.