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| Kerosene dealers continue protest against curtailment in monthly quota | | | Majid Nabi
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 12: The kerosene dealers of Kashmir here today staged famous Kashmiri folk dance (Baand Paether) as a mark of protest demanding immediate rollback of the decision according to which the monthly quota of kerosene to Kashmir has been reduced by more than 18 lakh litres per month.
"Do justice with flood affected Kashmiris and revoke callous decision" shouted hundreds of kerosene dealers who amid singing folk songs appeared at Lal Chowk here and staged protest demonstrations against the government's recent move of slashing kerosene quota to Kashmir valley.
The unique protest in which professional artistes were singing Kashmiri folk songs caught the attention of people passing with these people also enjoying exceptional show.
"We want the administration to wake up from slumber and do justice with thousands of families whose livelihood is solely based on this trade.
We are poor people how we could sustain our families when our only source of income is blocked," said Jan Mohammad, President Kerosene Dealers Coordination Committee (KDCC).
He said that the government before taking any such major decision must keep its implications in mind as the valley that witnessed devastating flood recently are yet to come out of the shock.
"How could we provide mere two litres of kerosene oil to consumers, either we have to face the public wrath or simply wind up the business," he said.
Pertinently, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas vide Order No: P-21016/41/2012-Dist dated 31 December 2014 had slashed the already deficit quota from 48.48 lakh litre to 30 lakh litres. Now, according to the new allocation, per ration card holder will get on an average three litres of kerosene per month.
He said that initially every ration card holder was provided with seven litres of kerosene in winters and five litres in summers. Now according to recent decision by Union Petroleum Ministry a consumer can get only two litres per month which is sheer injustice with consumers and crude joke with dealers whose families are wholly and solely dependent on this business, he added.
"We are getting kerosene oil for Rs. 16 per month from the government and sell the same at the rate of Rs. 18 to consumers," said Jan.
The protesters threatened that their strike will continue till the government revokes the curtailment order in the larger interest of public.
"Come what may our strike will continue till the government revoke its decision which has put everyone in a state of shock. The Governor should play a major role and use his best office to convince the central government about the sufferings of the Kashmiri people," said Jan. |
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