Withdrawal of CNG pumps' 6-hour closure demanded
CNG pump owners at a meeting yesterday called on the government to withdraw the order to keep the pumps closed for six hours, as it is costing them a significant return on their investment.
The call was made at the executive committee meeting of the Bangladesh CNG Filling Stations and Conversion Workshops Owners Association.
The meeting decided to write a letter to the State Minister for Energy and Power Mohammad Enamul Haque conveying the pump owners' concerns and call for withdrawal of the order.
The meeting also decided to hold the association's extraordinary general meeting on September 25 in Dhaka, where a final decision on future course of action will be made.
The association's President Shafiul Islam Kamal presided over the meeting.
CNG pump owners are keeping their pumps closed for 6 hours everyday, from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, since August following a government order.
The government issued the order against the backdrop of nagging gas and power crisis. But the decision put thousands of CNG refuelling stations in dire straits as sales fell drastically.
Association's Secretary General Zakir Hossain Nayon said all 25 executive members of the association were calling for a general strike.
“We wanted to convey our sentiments to the government and make a broader decision. That is why we have decided to write a letter to the state minister for energy,” he said.
“If the government does not withdraw the order after this, the final decision will be taken in the extraordinary general meeting (EGM),” he added.
Sources in the meeting hinted that a strike program might be drawn up from the EGM, if the government does not consider withdrawing its former decision.
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