Nasim urges govt to reconsider decision of gas price hike

Awami League (AL) presidium member and central 14-party alliance spokesman Mohammed Nasim urged the government on Tuesday to reconsider the decision of gas price hike, reports BSS.

"I would request the government to consider its decision of gas price hike whether it could be kept at a tolerable level. So the suffering of people could be cut," he told a press conference after a meeting of the 14-party alliance at Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital.

Terming the government 'a people-friendly one', Nasim said many people may raise question why the gas price was hiked after the national budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 was passed.

With the hike of gas price, he said, a vested quarter is trying to catch fish in troubled water.

The 14-party spokesman said the prices of gas and electricity were soared several times during the era of BNP and the party tried to sell gas to other countries, not considering the local demand. "That's why the words of gas price hike are not suited on the mouths of BNP leaders," he added.

Praising the steps of the law enforcing agencies to prevent social crimes like violence against women and children, Nasim said the government shows zero tolerance to these crimes.