Opposition protests increase in power tariff in NA
National
January 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The opposition members in the National Assembly on Tuesday protested the increase in power tariffs by Rs 1.95 per unit, demanding that the chair allow discussion on the issue on an adjournment motion already moved to the National Assembly Secretariat.
The two sides indulged in verbal clash on the issue before the House admitted the adjournment motion for discussion. “The government has dropped a bomb on the already inflation-stricken masses,” the adjournment motion moved by Naveed Qamar said, adding that the government’s decision would further increase inflation in the country. The adjournment motion pointed out that due to incompetence of the government, the circular debt has increased to Rs 2.3 trillion and is still rising.
Opp protests increase in power tariff in NA
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January 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The opposition members in the National Assembly on Tuesday protested the increase in power tariffs by Rs 1.95 per unit, demanding that the chair allow discussion on the issue on an adjournment motion already moved to the National Assembly Secretariat.
The two sides indulged in verbal clash on the issue before the House admitted the adjournment motion for discussion.
“The government has dropped a bomb on the already inflation-stricken masses,” the adjournment motion moved by Naveed Qamar said, adding that the government’s decision would further increase inflation in the country. The adjournment motion pointed out that due to incompetence of the government, the circular debt has increased to Rs 2.3 trillion and is still rising. Speaking on a point of order, Naveed Qamar of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regretted that the adjournment motion submitted to the secretariat was on order of the d
NA to discuss power tariff hike on opposition’s insistence
Treasury, opposition members engage in barbed exchanges
ISLAMABAD:
The treasury benches in the National Assembly agreed on Tuesday to debate an adjournment motion tabled by opposition on the recent increase in the electricity tariff announced by the government last week.
However, members on both sides of aisle engaged in barbed exchanges, as Energy Minister Omar Ayub challenged the opposition not to run away when the government would show them the mirror. Former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf retorted they would speak the “same language” as the government.
Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri chaired the session. When the opposition sought permission to table the motion, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said it would be included in the agenda but pointed out that in the past adjournment motions on very important matters were excluded from the agendas.