Federal Minister Ahad Cheema has written a letter to Governor Punjab on the issue of Aitchison College

Lahore: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema has said in a letter to the governor of Punjab on the issue of Achison College fee waiver that the fees of my children should not be waived, I do not want to benefit from this facility for my children.

Ahad Cheema in a letter written to Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman said that I am writing this letter regarding the issue of leave of my children studying in Aitchison College. do not want to take advantage of this facility.

He further wrote that I would strongly request you to please not withdraw the new policy under any negative pressure, as this policy will be very helpful for the students and their parents in the future. Which waives the fees if the student is not studying in the college is fair and against the traditional elitist mentality and will be very helpful for the students and their parents in the future.

In his address, the federal minister has further said that the new policy is highly appreciated by common parents and my wife has struggled for this cause for more than one and a half years.

“I also wish to place on record that on various occasions the Principal of Aitchison College has offered us individual relief, and this has been communicated by some respectable people who have knowledge of the matter,” the letter added. I was

Ahad Cheema further wrote that I also want to state that we refused to take any under-the-table deal and this clear refusal was based on principles.

Addressing the governor, he said, “The requests made to your office were based on our belief that what we were seeking was fair, reasonable, and in the public interest, and that it was aimed at an unjust policy.” The framework was to improve which discriminated between rich and non-rich parents.

The Federal Minister said that the recent order in this matter, issued by his office under the Act governing Aitchison College, has given rise to a strange and senseless controversy, which has been raised by a principal. Those who have already resigned and are leaving have been initiated.

He said that the principal’s brazen and loud denial of the policy decisions of the board and the chairman was not heard.

According to Ahad Cheema, my family has faced ridicule, scorn and insult campaign in this episode only because of my public office, otherwise, logically, the student body in the college and their parents are one. Create communities whose real needs and constraints must be respected and responded to by the board and management.

The Federal Minister said that the earlier decision of the Board of Directors and your final order is a step in the right direction in this matter.

It should be noted that Ahad Cheema’s wife applied to Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman to waive the fees for her children.

The Principal of Aitchison College resigned in protest against this move. Students and their parents also protested outside the Governor’s House against the Principal’s resignation.

On the other hand, when the issue of fee waiver came up, Federal Minister Ahad Cheema and Governor Punjab were being criticized in this regard on social media.