Summary He asked government to take action against illegal parking owners
LAHORE (Dunya News) -- Opposition leader Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmood Rasheed said on Friday that parking mafia is charging fee from customers at their whim and such practices should be curbed, reported Daily Dunya.
The Member Punjab Assembly (MPA) Mian Mehmood Rasheed said that government should ensure the prices of parking tickets and allot alternate parking spaces instead of roads to minimize traffic.
He said that due to illegal parking lots, traffic gets blocked on roads causing inconvenience to pedestrians and incoming traffic alike.
He criticized the government officers involved in misdemeanors saying that the high-ups in the concerned department reward their cronies by granting them licenses and guarding them from scrutiny of law.
Talking to complainants at his residence, Mian Mehmood Rashid implored the government to perform its duty on enforcing ticket prices adding that owners that do not comply with instructions should have their licenses revoked.
He asked government to take action against illegal parking owners as well as concerned officers who neglect their duties.
