LAHORE: The Punjab Local Government Ordinance of 2021 was laid and the Punjab Irrigation, Drainage and Rivers Bill of 2021 introduced in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday.

Both the ordinance and the bill were introduced by Law Minister Basharat Raja.

Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi referred the ordinance and the bill to committees with a direction of submitting their reports within two months.

The house also passed with a majority vote the Thal University Bhakkar Bill of 2021 and the South Punjab Institute of Science & Technology Dera Ghazi Khan of 2020.

It also passed the Punjab Prevention of Speculation in Essential Commodities Bill of 2021 to check speculative trade in essential commodities that cause price hike and artificial shortage of commodities in the market.

The chair put off the proceedings for Thursday afternoon on the completion of the agenda.

Published in Dawn, December 16th, 2021