PESHAWAR, July 22: Public representatives came under criticism from the speakers who termed their failure with regard to the solution of their basic problems.

The public forum entitled “ Good governance” organized jointly by National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and Centre for Civic Education, Pakistan here at the Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday.

The forum, besides, general public was attended by one MMA MNA and women MPA, one women MPA of the PML-Q and Nazim of the Town-III.

The speakers said that despite the slogans of adopting simplicity, the government had also adopted lavish life style like their predecessors.

The problems of the people have been multiplied several fold over the past 50 years, whereas the elected representatives do not take interests to seek solutions to the chronic  issues confronting the voters, one participant lamented. He said the expenditure of the prime minister, president and chief ministers’ houses had registered a great increase, while the people were becoming poorer with each passing day.