Power tariff hike protested
Siege of energy ministry threatened
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports yesterday threatened to lay siege to the energy ministry on September 30, if the government does not withdraw its decision to increase the power tariff.
The committee leaders said the government has already increased the power tariff several times to cover the deficits in the economy caused by the plunderers of the country.
The country's people are bearing the brunt of this corruption through paying higher and higher power tariffs, they said.
The remarks came at a rally organised by the committee in front of Mukti Bhaban in the capital in protest of the government's decision to increase the power tariff once again, said a press release of the committee.
Prof Anu Muhammad, member secretary of the committee, also spoke.
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