Punjab Assembly Speaker Ch Parvez Elahi has said that that the past rulers intentionally caused delay in the new building project, we are grateful to Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar for his support regarding construction of new building and hostel, public money was wasted due to delay and construction cost also was escalated, there was break in the work due to corona but now there is need for further accelerating work on this project.
Ch Parvez Elahi said that decoration on the roof will be completed by end July by NCA, in the basement of MPAs Hostel building there will be facility for parking 600 vehicles.
A special meeting was held under president-ship of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Punjab Assembly Speaker Ch Parvez Elahi in the Assembly’s Committee Room on Thursday which reviewed progress made regarding Punjab Assembly’s new building and MPAs Hostel construction plan.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said that if N-League had completed the building started during tenure of Ch Parvez Elahi then now the need would not have arisen to hold the session in a hotel.
Directing the concerned officials to complete the work of new building early, he said that all essential works should be completed by end of September, delay caused in some matters due to corona should be compensated by working continuously.
The Punjab government will continue extending full support for completion of remaining work of the new building, new building will be state of the art and for early completion of this project funds will be provided on war-footings. He said that that this project is Speaker Ch Parvez Elahi’s own project, want to complete the building at the earliest to open it for the assembly members.