LAHORE: In response to the Lahore High Court’s decision to prevent the Punjab government from giving bikes to students, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz asked the court to refrain from interfering with the executive’s operations on Monday.
“People are watching if you interfere in the executive’s affairs,” the chief executive declared during a ceremony at the Government Polytechnic College for Girls.
Her comments followed the LHC’s ruling last week that forbade the province government from giving out motorcycles that operate on gasoline or electricity to pupils, advocating instead for the promotion of electric buses.
Under the Chief Minister’s Youth Initiative initiative, the provincial administration disregarded the verdict of the LHC and on Saturday staged an e-balloting event to provide bikes to the students in interest-free, flexible installments at the CM’s office.
“We introduced the bike scheme for students,” the CM stated, expressing her disappointment with the verdict. The judge at LHC stopped it.
The chief minister mentioned the honorable judge’s comments about the proceedings, stating that she was unable to contain her laughter upon hearing the verdict.
“It was said that if bikes were given to the kids, they would swarm around the schools for girls.”
In response to the judge’s comments, CM Maryam stated that people who are required to visit girls’ schools do so on their own motorcycles.
