Magistrates urged to curb profiteering
Iqbal told the magistrate that he feared for his life. He said the culprits were pressuring him to take back the complaint. PHOTO: anheimblog
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh has expressed dismay over the performance of the price control magistrates and warned them of strict action if they fail to improve their efforts within a week.
During a meeting, the DC checked the performance of price control magistrates and said that it was the final warning after which strict action would be taken if any magistrate failed to comply with the direction. He said that the government was spending billions of rupees to provide maximum relief to the poor people but profiteering was sabotaging the government efforts by increasing the prices of daily use items and resorting to black marketing.
He said the magistrates were duty bound to ensure strict implementation of the price control mechanism.