The provincial chief minister announced an additional Rs55,000 for those who had lost their homes during the recent floods and Rs40,000 for those who suffered damages to their homes. However, after deducting the first installment, they will be receiving Rs15,000.
The chief minister reaffirmed that he would not rest until all flood victims had received all their relief funds and until they were settled and had roofs over their heads.
"We are doing all of this for our people. Throughout Pakistan's history there have been floods," said Shahbaz, while rhetorically asking residents of Bhawana if any other government had performed better than the PML-N government when it came helping flood victims.
However, it seems not everyone in Bhawana shared the chief minister's views on the current government. As Shahbaz made way for his departure, thousands gathered around his car and began chanting 'Go Nawaz Go' slogans.
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Attempts were even made to stop his car as throngs of flood victims held up their identity cards to catch the chief minister's attention.
"Only one bank is cashing our cheques and the money is not enough," said one flood victim. Others complained that no efforts were being made to fix their homes, while some made allegations of nepotism against the government.
"Those who weren't as needy as some of us were being given priority with the disbursements of funds and relief material," said a flood victim.
"The weather is changing and it is getting colder and we have nowhere to go," said one flood victim in a tone filled with despair.
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@ Youth of Pakistan LoL bro, OldKarachiite was being sarcastic.
@ Ishtiaque shahnawaz He is doing a lot for Punjab, that is precisely the reason why he was welcomed in Bhawana tehsil with the chants of Go Nawaz Go. Google maps shows Bhawana tehsil in Punjab, perhaps Google maps is deluded. By the way, apart from dancing CM KPK has already shown significant improvements in areas which the photo-session obsessed CM Punjab doesn't even consider his responsibility, for instance compare the overhauling of KPK police in the last 1.5 years and compare it with the brilliant progress of Punjab police in the last 25 years. Do you even know that in a single hospital in Faisalabad, over 2,000 infants have died in the past 10 months alone? Do you also know that more than half of country’s out-of-school children belong to Punjab? And if you beloved CM could think beyond fancy buses and flyovers, he may spare some funds on revamping systems; like the infamous Punjab’s Patwaris or the corrupt bureaucracy, but even you know it that he wants, because all this benefits his dirty politics and he wants to keep it this way. P.S: KPK CM was seen dancing on 15th August, yet you consider it 'do-date'. Seriously consider updating and upgrading your 'system'.
People say they are not getting the promised FLOOD aid , otherwise they would be singing COME NAWAZ COME
Some people try and take advantage of a situation when a leader visits and try to extract the maximum for themselves at other peoples cost. They know their theatrics will catch the medias attention. Shahbaz Sharif is doing alot for Punjab. Let him perform. His performance is head and shoulders above any of the other CMs and especially when compared to KPKs CM whose only 'performance' to date is - dancing!!
Miscreants are creating law and order. They should be dealt with an Iron Fist of our Iron Chief Minister if anyone should chant Go Nawaz Go in his presence. .
@OldKarachiite
Spend one night in open without a home in Bhawna you would learn who is paid who is not.
Come on dear wakeup its not as warm as Karachi here in punjab, specially in nights, people are taking shelters in rubbles of what they once called there dear homes.
PMLN is only performing well on PTV
IK zindabad
Go, Nawaz, go! And take Shahbaz and Maryam with you.
What a disgrace.......and such treatment is fully deserved by our shameless leaders.
These people are derailing democrazy! They must be punished at all costs! Also, all of them are paid PTI supporters.