Quetta: The Balochistan High Court, while reserving the decision of the case related to the alleged irregularities in wheat purchase, directed to abolish Section 144 on the transportation of wheat.
A case related to alleged irregularities in wheat procurement was heard in the Balochistan High Court. The case was heard by a bench consisting of Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Hashim Kakar and Justice Shaukat Rukhshani.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti appeared in the court while the Chief Secretary could not appear in the court due to busy schedule. On behalf of the Food Department, the employees and the expenses of the department appeared in the court.
The Chief Minister of Balochistan gave a statement in the court that he has given 150 thousand sacks of grain to the farmers for which 42 million rupees have been spent, the government should be allowed to purchase 150 thousand sacks of wheat. The remaining money allocated for this will be spent on other welfare works.
The Chief Justice remarked that there is not much loss to leave those who have already given grain and save the remaining money allocated in this regard, the wheat purchased by the Food Department is smuggled to Afghanistan or rots in warehouses and the Food Department officials. They are so cruel that they don’t even give a sack to the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister of Balochistan said that welfare work will be done with the remaining amount of wheat in Jafarabad and Naseerabad, with the money, technical colleges will be established on public-private partnership in Naseerabad and Jafarabad. Clean drinking water projects will be started in Naseerabad and Jafarabad, Gumbat-style hospital will be established in Naseerabad.
The Chief Justice remarked that the suggestions of the Chief Minister are admirable, the allotment of the government vehicle should be done on grade and the same vehicle should remain with the officers till the transfer posting, but it has been observed that the government vehicles are being used unnecessarily.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court directed that section 144 on transportation of wheat should be abolished.
The Chief Justice remarked that 1 crore 2 million wheat is produced in Naseerabad Division annually, the government procures only 5 lakh sacks of wheat by enforcing Section 144, while 95 lakh sacks are lying in people’s houses and spoiling.
The Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court remarked that there are many complaints related to Chief Secretary Balochistan, the performance of Chief Secretary Balochistan which was in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has not remained here, the suggestions of the Chief Minister are good but the court will also give its suggestions in the decision.
After hearing the arguments, the court reserved the decision in the wheat purchase case.
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