Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Oct 2: After the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) failed to get through its bill into the Assembly seeking amendment in the Panchayat Raj Act, they have now submitted an adjournment motion on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) crisis in the State to corner Omar Abdullah Government.
The PDP submitted its adjournment motion to the Assembly Secretariat today in which they have sought suspension of the normal business of the House for Wednesday and demanded discussion on this issue that has been affecting every household in the State for past few weeks.
The BJP, is also raising the issue of the LPG in the house. Its senior leader Ashok Khujuria told Excelsior that the issue is concerning every household in the State and his party will raise the issue in the Assembly. He held the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre and NC led coalition Government in the State responsible for the crisis.
NPP Legislature Party leader Harshdev Singh and other MLAs have also moved an adjournment motion in the Assembly seeking debate on LPG crises.
The Government has decided to issue only 3 LPG subsidized cylinders for the remaining part of current year with a price of unsubsidized LPG cylinder fixed at Rs 920. Earlier the Government had said the unsubsidized LPG cylinder would cost Rs 720. However, the unsubsidized LPG cylinder is being sold at Rs 850 in the market by the oil companies.
The PDP has decided to take up the issue in the House and outside as it realized that in absence of any other alternative fuel, LPG is the most essential commodity needed by every house, a statement issued here said today. “Even many households have been out of the cooking gas or they are on the brink of starvation”, the statement added.
“In view of the recent decision of the State Government in pursuance of Union Government’s direction to raise the prices of diesel and cooking gas, as also the fresh directions from the State Government to recast the LPG list, panic has spread across State with a grave situation arising out of that, likely to lead to public unrest as the issue concerns common man. It is therefore, moved that normal business of the August House be suspended on October 3, 2012 to discuss the issue of grave and urgent public importance,” reads the adjournment motion submitted by the PDP to the Assembly Secretariat.
The PDP has also given notice for discussion in the House on recent killings of Panchs and Sarpanchs. The notice given by PDP MLA Nizam-ud-Din-Bhat and supported by Abdul Rehman Veeri and Mohammad Kaleel Bundh reads: “I intend to raise a matter of urgent public importance in the August House for discussion i.e. the recent killings of Panchs and Sarpanchs, threat to their lives in absence of required protection and empowerment which has made each one of them vulnerable and has created an atmosphere of insecurity and distrust likely to undermine the democratic institutions. The same may, therefore, be allowed at the earliest.”
The notice further reads; “Worst was witnessed in threats and spurt of killings of Panchs and Sarpanchs by unknown forces spreading panic as such it demands seriousness and a debate in the August House for future of democracy and democratic institutions in the State. And above all for safety of the endangered lives of thousands of Panchs and Sarpanchs and their families.”
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