CNG tariff price-hike

The CNG association is on strike against the possible 15-17 percent increase in it price from July 01, 2012, by the people-friendly government. The government claimed that their last budget was going to be tax free and increase in CNG prices is one of the proofs.
The government is fully committed to destroy CNG sector and promote LPG as some vested interests want to earn ‘little’ from that source now. I don’t think this happens anywhere in the world other than Pakistan that an established industry is wilfully being ruined. On one hand government has taken loans more than past sixty years in its tenure and on the other hand it is destroying industry with the absence of gas and electricity. Where has that all loan gone?
I fully agree with CNG association’s plea that government should not increase its price and should try collecting tax from the wealthy that have millions to bribe for their cases in Supreme Court.
I was surprised to see Secretary Petroleum; Ejaz Choudhary’s statement in media that public should not support CNG strike. First of all who the hell is he to address public? He is our servant and should behave like servants. None of the public representative from the government has moral courage to come out to talk to public and solve this problem.
I wish Mr Gilani comes out of his luxurious palace only few kilometres and see how people are suffering in this scorching heat due to CNG crisis.
I consider the opposition including the PML(N), Tehreek-e-Insaaf and others, are equally responsible for this public misery as they have not come out to be with public and sent strong message to the diminishing government.
I urge the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu action of this problem and order government not only to reduce CNG prices but also ensure that all provinces including Punjab get CNG for the maximum time in the week as it is peak summer time, not the freezing January.
ABDUL RAUF
Fateh Jan