Falak Sher
Mardan
Tehsil Council Mardan has demanded the restoration of the Local Government Act 2019 in its original form and immediate provision of funds to all local bodies as per the Provincial Finance Commission Award.
The council strongly condemned Israeli atrocities on Muslims in Palestine and called for a complete boycott of Israeli products and the immediate closure of the KFC outlet in Mardan. In this regard, the city council meeting was held here in the town hall Mardan. while addressing the meeting, the city mayor, Himayatullah Mayar, said that two years have been completed since the establishment of the local government system in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but so far powers and funds have not been provided to this important tier of democratic system.
He said that funds have been promised to these institutions under the Provincial Finance Commission in the Local Government Act 2019, but later the government deprived these institutions of funds by amending the law, due to which these institutions were even unable to pay salaries to their employees and they didn’t have resources to provide services to the public.
Mayar said that with this amendment, 42 thousand elected representatives and local bodies have been made paralyzed. He demanded of the government to restore the Local Government Act in its original form as per its promise and provide the funds withheld for the last two years.
The meeting, through various resolutions demanded restoration of trade and professional tax, new policy for street lights in different areas, fixing the rent of TMA-owned shops and properties as per the market and shifting transport stands from Mardan to Chamtar Bus Terminal with the consultation of Tehsil Council, the Mayor and TMA Mardan.
