LAHORE: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed has filed an application in the Supreme Court to become a necessary party in the Orange Line Metro Train case.

Mr Rasheed, also a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, alleges the Punjab government concealed facts about the agreement of the train project. He states the FML-N is wasting public resources on mega projects without due process of law, non-application of procurement rules and environment laws.

He says the government not only ignored but violated laws and contracts have been extended without competent bidding.

The opposition leader points out that it is a matter ofrecordthattheexacteost of the metro train project has not been made public.

He alleges that no international consultant has been appointed to review theproject, which shows mala fide of the government.

Mr Rasheed contends that the mega project of the metro train has not been laid before the Punjab Assembly and no detailed discussion has been taken place for setting out priorities of the project.

He states the fact the project was approved in supplementary grant in violation of many constitutional provisions.

The PTI leader submits that the government of his party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has also launched a plan of metro train. However, he claims, the project is low cost and it will cater over 450,000 passengers a day.

Mr Rasheed pleads that his valuable rights on behalf of public at large have been affected by the acts of the provincial government.

Therefore, he asks the court to allow him to become a necessary partyin the case pending adjudication before a five-judge bench.

The application has been filed at the Lahore registry of the SC.