Procession, rally demanding smooth supply of gas
Aggrieved people of Manikganj town hold a rally in front of the deputy commissioner's office yesterday, demanding uninterrupted supply of gas to the households. They threatened to go for a tougher agitation if their demand was not met within a week.Photo: STAR
Townspeople brought out a procession and held a rally yesterday, demanding adequate gas supply to households. The speakers at the rally held in front of the deputy commissioner's office warned that they would stop payment of bill if the authorities failed to ensure gas supply. To mitigate the woes of the townspeople, they urged the authorities to ensure gas supply to the households at least three times a day each for two hours. They blamed a section of corrupt officials and employees at the gas office in the town for creating the gas crisis by selling gas to the industries and CNG stations. They also threatened to go for tougher programmes if the problem was not resolved within seven days. The programmes include Dhaka-Aricha road blockade and laying siege to the district gas office. Among others, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) Manikganj district unit president Iqbal Hossain Khan and Gazi Kamrul Huda Selim, general secretary of district unit AL, spoke. Contacted, Sirajul Islam, manager of Titas Gas and Distributing Company Limited, Manikganj, said they informed the higher authorities about the matter but yet to get any response. There are 13,932 domestic, 100 business and 60 industrial lines and 20 CNG stations under the office, said sources.
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