Record jump in oil prices: 'A move to crush public'

LAHORE - The public on Sunday blasted the government over the decision about further record surge in the prices of petroleum products and termed it as a ‘cruel step to crush the people’.

Most of the petrol pumps immediately suspended the fuel supply across Punjab shortly after the reports of hike in the prices of petroleum products telecast on the private TV channels as a breaking news. The sudden suspension of fuel supply multiplied the miseries of the motorists all over the province especially those who were travelling on roads. According to the reports, many heavy vehicles were witnessed trapped on the National Highways following the petrol pumps suspended the operation after the hike in the oil prices.

The people strongly criticised the so-called public friendly PPP-government and said that they (PPP leadership) were implementing the policies of the IMF and World Bank to crush the public instead of giving any relief to them. The party, which had won the election under the slogan of providing Rooti, Kapra and Makan, to the poor is making such ‘unwise’ decisions that have not only made the life even tougher for the already depressed and oppressed people but also all their hopes were attached with the new government have dashed to the ground quickly.

They said the PPP government had nothing to do with the suffering of the people as they are multiplying the miseries of the poor people instead of providing any relief to them.

“Now we do not have any hope with this new government. The new leadership is taking even more cruel and anti-people steps than the previous government. Such decisions will ultimately push more people below the poverty line,” Ahmed Khan, a car-rider commented, when contacted.