01/11/2025
"He warned that the absence of effective local governance weakens the relationship of trust between the state and the people.
The speaker found it alarming that in Punjab’s 77-year history since independence, local governments have remained non-functional for about 50 years — a pattern he attributed to successive governments undermining the system.
He cautioned political parties against shortening LG terms for political convenience, stressing the need for every government to guarantee timely elections."
Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan insists effective governance impossible sans empowered local bodies.