By Amar Guriro
KARACHI: The high-ups of the Pakistan People's Party have decided to sack Sindh Minister for Minorities Dr Mohan Mal Kohistani from his current post, as part of the proposed reshuffling in the Sindh government, party sources disclosed on Monday.
Besides removing him from the position, an inquiry would also be initiated against him over misuse of powers, as he made several controversial decisions since his appointment as a provincial minister.
The sources maintained that the provincial minister had utilised government resources for his vested interests. "The ministry was provided heavy funds of Rs 100 million last year to distribute among widows, students and the poor belonging to minority communities and also to repair churches, gurdwaras and temples, but the funds were given to close relatives and also utilised under fake names," the sources said. They added that the minister had allocated Rs 3 million for construction schemes to another provincial minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla and in return, had sought permission to reopen his wine shop. When contacted, Dr Mohan refuted the allegations, however, he admitted that some of the funds of his ministry were not properly utilised. "We were supposed to use the funds to repair buildings, but none of the departments agreed to carry out work on the projects," he said. Dr Mohan also said if the party had decided to sack him from the ministry, he would accept the decision.
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