Lawmakers fume over poor maintenance of lodges

MNA says rats roam in lodges and sanitary conditions are poor

ISLAMABAD:

Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) on Thursday expressed their regret over the poor maintenance of Parliament Lodges by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) despite the allocation of funds.

During the question-hour session of the National Assembly, MNA Shagufta Jumani put a query on decaying partially constructed infrastructures of public departments devolved under the 18th Constitutional Amendment.

On a supplementary question, MNA, Sheikh Rohale Asghar of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) pointed out that the decaying buildings were under the notice of the authorities but the prevailing situation of the Parliament Lodges lay bare the performance of the civic agency.

MNA Rana Tanveer Hussain in his query said the media should ask what were the expenses and salaries of the parliamentarians while living in the lodges which were in a dilapidated condition. He said rats roam in the lodges and sanitary conditions are poor. “Parliamentarians won’t be able to perform their duty with this mental state.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2023.