NAROWAL: Patwaris in Shakargarh stopped working on Tuesday against the behaviour of tehsildar Imran Hameed and locked their offices.

They also held a gathering at the patwar hall where patwaris’ leader Tariq Aziz criticised their immediate supervisor, saying he treated his subordinates rudely. Patwaris also raised slogans against the tehsildar.

District President of Patwaris Khalid Javed Kisana demanded his transfer from the post or the level of protest would be extended to the district level.

Citizens Gulzar Ahmed and Munawar Hussain said the officer in question delayed the sale of their agricultural land for two weeks.

They said they complained to Assistant Commissioner Maria Javed about the “inappropriate behaviour of the tehsildar”, but she did not take any action. They approached Deputy Commissioner Shahid Farid at an open court but to no avail.

Ms Javed did not return calls or text messages while the DC said the AC knew the situation better.

Citizens and patwaris demanded that Chief Minister Parvez Elahi take notice of the situation.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2022