Night without end
The whole country is reeling under acute power shortage. The high-ups of the government have even shutdown five fertilizer factories to supply 246 mmcfd additional gas to power plants to generate 500 MW extra power. This was done from April 3-10 but with no visible improvement in power supply situation. Duration of routine load shedding is increasing, The prime minister's call to keep A/Cs off during peak load period has fallen into deaf ear, the government order to close the shops and markets after 8:00pm is being widely ignored. Ultimate result is the people's suffering as well as impotency in country's forward march.
Like a drowning man, this nation is trying to survive holding a straw. Probably, that is the reason we unseat a political party from power and bring the other one giving that absolute authority to bring some positive changes and address the basic needs of the people. But we are being disappointed and betrayed repeatedly and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. It is reasonable that people will blame the incumbent government for their failures and will not look for or analyse the causes behind it.
To mitigate the untold sufferings of the people for the crisis of power, gas and water, the government should go into action without just telling what they are going to do. One cabinet minister has shown the way by switching off the air conditioners in her office and the house. This sort of example should have been set by the prime minister and her office to encourage & oblige the others to follow her. Besides, it is high time to evaluate the performance of the government machinery and review the justification of keeping so many ministers, advisers & deputies. Surprisingly, the government has even increased their perks and did not think about what they are doing for the nation in exchange.
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