DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 10: The local revenue department staff held a protest demonstration against the alleged corruption of EDO (revenue) Waseem Ahmed Nasir Bhatti here on Friday.

The protesters chanted slogans against the EDO (R) and demanded his immediate transfer. The protest demonstration was held under the banner of Anjuman-i-Patwarian on the premises of tehsil offices.

A delegation of the All Pakistan Clerks Association also participated in the protest demonstration and announced its support to the cause of the revenue department staff. Patwaris, qanoongos and tehsildars from all tehsils of Dera were also among the protesters.

It may be mentioned that MPA from Dera Ghazi Khan, Syed Aleem Shah, also took part in the demonstration. Those spoke on the occasion included MPA Syed Aleem Shah, Punjab APCA president Nazar Hussain Korai, Anjuman-i-Patwarian president Ghulam Shabbir and tehsil president Irfan Sikhani.

It is pertinent to mention that the EDO (R) had come to negotiate with the demonstrators, but they refused to talk with him.