PML-N government sets a record of price hike during its one year rule: Siraj ul Haq

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Sirajul Haq, has said that the PML(N) government had set a record of price hike during its one year rule.

In a statement here on Tuesday, he said that during one year period of the PML(N), the raise in the prices had been equal to raise in the five years of the PPP rule.

He called for immediate withdrawal of the raise in gas, electricity charges in public interest.

The JI chief condemned the government decision to withdraw the Rs. 150 billion subsidy on electricity, raise electricity tariff and imposition of levy on gas   and imposition of surcharge to recover 240 billion. He especially slated the government assurance to the IMF about privatization of the PIA by December 31  next. This showed that actually the IMF was making decisions. He said this was  enemy agenda and the nation wont allow it.

Sirajul Haq said that raise in the electricity tariff for domestic, industrial and commercial use, and the raise the Motorway and National Highway toll tax would add to the miseries of the people.

He said that the people had voted the PML(N) to power on its promises of controlling prices and  national development. However, he said the achievement  of the PML(N) government was in the opposite direction. He said that raise in electricity tariff would create problems for all sections of the society besides leading to unemployment.

The JI chief said that the government had failed to control electricity thefts because the electricity thieves included influential people. However, the burden would fall on the poor in the shape of withdrawal of subsidy and higher tariff.