GUJRANWALA City News
By our correspondents
July 13, 2016
Powerless LG reps
Councillor attempts suicide in protest against govt
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: A councillor attempted suicide in protest against the Punjab government for not empowering the LG representatives here on Tuesday.
Liaqat Ali, a councillor from Nadala Sandwan, of the PTI climbed up on an electric pole and chanted slogans against the government for not giving them powers to resolve problems of their areas.
In the meantime, a large number of people gathered there. They negotiated with him and succeeded to convince him not to commit suicide. To it, he came down from the pole.
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