BRT project launched in haste: Hoti

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) provincial president Ameer Haider Hoti on Tuesday said that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project was launched in haste without considering the need of the residents.

Speaking at a press conference at the Bacha Khan Markez, he said that the project was launched without planning. He added that the project being launched on the existing roads would badly affect the general traffic.

The ANP provincial president also criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for failing to construct the promised 350 dams, adding that PTI leaders were declaring the micro-hydel power schemes as dams.

Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Shangla leader Mutawakil Khan along with his supporters announced joining the ANP on the occasion.

During the press conference, Ameer Haider Hoti announced that Malala Yousafzai’s maternal uncle had also joined the party. Ameer Haider Hoti claimed that today’s joining would change the politics of the province in future and the next general election. He said the next 100 days were important and people would hear more good news in these days.

The ANP leader said that his party had completed 70 percent ticket distribution while the remaining tickets would be distributed after the delimitation of constituencies. He said masses would witness chaos when the PTI would start distribution of tickets. “The PTI has been dreaming elimination of other political parties from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while they are going to be eliminated after five months,” he added.

He said the government had borrowed billions of rupees due to the rampant corruption in the province. “The government is facing a deficit in the range of Rs70-100 billion and that would be a headache for the next government,” he claimed.

He said that initiation of inquiries by National Accountability Bureau proved that the government was involved in mega corruption. The chief minister also criticised government the PTI government for taking credit for the hydel projects that were initiated by his government.