SC for action against persons involved in RPPs corruption

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the suo moto case over Rental Power Projects, said that more factories should be installed and more investment should be encouraged; contrarily, money from national exchequer is being distributed among few people. Giving arguments in the Supreme Court, PML-Ns Khawaja Asif said that not a single unit was added in the system after spending 15 crore dollars on rental power plants (RPPs), in spite of gas shortage in the country, rental plants were provided uninterrupted gas supply. He said that the two companies which were paid by the government have been completely failed, and no action has been taken against them. Continuing his arguments, Faisal Saleh Hayat said that 170 crore rupees were sent abroad through Malik Exchange on the name of Iqbal Afridi, FIA was handed over the case but it didnt take any action. He said that corruption was involved in this project thats why no action was taken. The CJP said that action should be taken against all those involved in alleged corruption in rental power projects. He said that common man was deprived of facilities while few specific peoples accounts were filled. He said that nobody would be allowed to waste the money of taxpayers. He said that income gap was widening day by day. The CJP said that the Constitution guarantees protection of life and assets, and Article 9 was violated in this case.