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FAISALABAD, Jan 29: The district council on Thursday passed a resolution against the imposition of toll tax amid rowdyism. Immediately after the start of the meeting , Muhammad Haneef tabled a resolution demanding that the collection of toll tax on five major roads of the district should be suspended till the formal approval from the Punjab government.
Naib Nazim Raza Nasarullah Ghumman put the resolution before the council which approved it with a thumping majority. Immediately after the passage of the resolution, some members pointed out lack of quorum. They claimed that the resolution had been passed against the law. But the Naib Nazim ruled that the quorum was pointed out after completion of the process.
Mr Ghumman adjourned the session till Friday (today). The members of the district council belonging to the ruling group stayed away from the proceedings on Thursday.
They held a meeting at the Rest House of the district council which was presided over by Nazim Zahid Nazir. They alleged that the Naib Nazim was supporting a leader of opposition parties.
They alleged that a group of councillors disrupted the proceedings of the council meeting just to please their political masters. Sources said the ruling group decided to get tough with the Naib Nazim during council's Friday meeting. It was also decided that a resolution would be presented before the council for allotment of separate seats for opposition members.
APTPMA: The All-Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association has threatened to close down their units against the 40 per cent increase in water tariff by Wasa.
In a statement here on Thursday, APTPMA regional chairman Naeemur Rehman and vice-chairman Mohammad Saeed claimed the local industrialists had already been paying 600 per cent more than that of Lahore, and now the Faisalabad Wasa had enhanced it by 40 per cent which was unjustified.
They said an APTPMA delegation tried to hold a meeting with city Nazim Mumtaz Ali Cheema, but he refused to meet them. They announced that the owners of textile processing units would not deposit their bills at any cost. If Wasa authorities tried to disconnect their connections, they would resist it physically and the entire responsibility would be rest with the officials concerned.
They threatened that in case the 40 per cent increase in water tariff was not withdrawn within a week, the textile ancillary units would be closed down for an indefinite period.
