Mirpur (Hayat News) Former candidate for councilor and well-known banker Tahir Mehmood Janjua has said that despite the municipal action, encroachments could not be eliminated from Mirpur.
Even when the encroachments were removed, the mafia is occupying them again. Due to the recommendation culture and red tape, the city of immigrants is under the grip of encroachments.
Small illegal shops have opened on the footpaths of Mirpur with the connivance of the municipality officials. The orders of the Supreme Court are ignored and the encroachment operation has failed miserably.
The problems of the citizens have increased. Even the elected councilors are not interested in removing encroachments. The encroachment mafia is occupying the footpaths of the city with force. He expressed these views while talking to media representatives.
Tahir Mahmood Janjua said that the operation launched in Mirpur in light of the Supreme Court orders to eliminate encroachments seems to be failing due to the negligence of the municipality officials. Shopkeepers and cart drivers are occupying the footpaths of Mirpur. Traffic accidents can also occur where citizens face difficulty walking.
The mafia occupying the footpaths of the city is shining their shops. Small illegal shops have been built on the footpaths of the city with the connivance of the municipality officials. No one is going to question them. The councilors are also not serious about eliminating encroachments. Due to the culture of recommendation and red tape, the city of immigrants is under the grip of encroachments.
