{"id":3597,"date":"2025-06-20T14:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:48:21","slug":"pti-slams-punjab-budget-for-vip-luxuries-amid-public-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/20\/pti-slams-punjab-budget-for-vip-luxuries-amid-public-crisis","title":{"rendered":"PTI Slams Punjab Budget for VIP Luxuries Amid Public Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"1056\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has strongly criticized the Punjab government for allocating over Rs7.5 billion toward the procurement of luxury vehicles and funding elite government offices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"1056\">This move comes at a time when the people of Punjab are grappling with inflation, joblessness, and deteriorating public services.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"1056\">PTI Punjab spokesman Shayan Bashir voiced the party\u2019s outrage in a statement on X, condemning the expenditures as disconnected from ground realities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Punjab\u2019s rulers claim austerity for the people, but they\u2019ve just splurged Rs. 7.5 billion on 283 luxury vehicles for VIPs. This isn\u2019t governance, it\u2019s elite capture at its worst. (1\/n)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nx2daWUPPQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/nx2daWUPPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shayan Bashir (@ShayanBashirPTI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShayanBashirPTI\/status\/1935695977450758534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"1056\">He pointed out that the purchase includes 283 high-end vehicles, among them 10 bulletproof Toyota Land<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"1056\">Cruisers and V8s priced at Rs500 million each for senior police officials.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"1056\">Additionally, 48 protocol vehicles costing Rs900 million and 76 vehicles for ministers and bureaucrats valued at Rs710 million are included in the plan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\"><strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1099\">Elite Spending Sparks Public Backlash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\">According to PTI, the budget documents expose a massive increase in spending for elite government offices.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\">The Governor House budget jumped by an unprecedented 870%, reaching Rs1.53 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\">Budgets for provincial ministers rose by 204% to Rs1.07 billion, while the Chief Minister\u2019s Office saw a 19% hike to Rs1.46 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\">The Punjab Assembly\u2019s allocation increased by 47%, now standing at Rs7.38 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\">PTI further revealed that commissioner offices overspent by Rs319 million last year, with the new budget now pegged at Rs1.85 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1780\">The Chief Minister\u2019s Inspection Team also received a 26% increase, despite earlier unauthorized expenditures of Rs182 million.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\"><strong data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1820\">PTI Demands Audit and Legal Action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">The party labeled the spending pattern as \u201creckless\u201d and a betrayal of public trust.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">It stated that vital sectors like health, education, and agriculture continue to suffer due to underfunding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">Farmers, in particular, have received no crop-loss support or procurement policies, exacerbating rural distress.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">PTI has called on NAB to launch a forensic audit of all luxury vehicle purchases and questionable budget increases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">The party demands reversal of unauthorized allocations and criminal accountability for those misusing public funds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">Shayan Bashir emphasized that PTI will challenge this budget in the Assembly, in courts, and across the province.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"2636\">\u201cThis budget is a clear declaration that the Punjab government values its own luxury far above the survival and dignity of its citizens,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has strongly criticized the Punjab government for allocating over Rs7.5 billion toward the procurement of luxury vehicles and funding elite government offices. This move comes at a time when the people of Punjab are grappling with inflation, joblessness, and deteriorating public services. 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