LAHORE: Dozens of protests have been held across Punjab against the government over ‘inflated’ domestic and commercial bills on the ‘pretext’ of fuel price adjustment (FPA).
The protesters waved electricity bills and raised slogans against the government and the electricity supply company.
Protests taking place against excessive electricity bills across #Punjab. #theCivileyes pic.twitter.com/ewSHzKmdH1
— TheCivilEyes (@TheCivilEyes) August 22, 2022
In Jhang, scores of women and men staged a similar protest against Fesco and chanted slogans against it at the Garh Morr Chowk. They blocked traffic going to different locations and announced that they would not pay the bills for current month which had been increased without any logic.
In Faisalabad, scores of villagers blocked traffic on the Jhang Road and burnt their inflated power bills during the protest.
Meanwhile, different political parties and trade unions of Faisalabad decided to hold a demonstration at Faisalabad’s District Council Chowk against inflated electricity bills on Wednesday and take out a procession from the roundabout till the headquarters of Fesco.
امپورٹڈ ایندھن پر مہنگے بجلی گھر لگانے والی نون لیگ آج لوگوں کو جواب دے۔ نون لیگ کی نالائقی کی وجہ سے آج لوڈشیڈنگ بھی ہے اور مہنگی ترین بجلی بھی۔ https://t.co/FGXGxaXn3F
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) August 22, 2022
The political parties and trade unions of Faisalabad decided to hold a protest demonstration at Faisalabad’s District Council Chowk against inflated electricity bills on Wednesday and take out a procession from the roundabout till the headquarters of the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco).
The procession started from Usmania Bazaar and reached Tehsil Chowk where they set used tyres ablaze and blocked the traffic going towards Bhakkar, Jhang, Multan and Shorkot Cantonment for more than two hours. They set their power bills on fire and chanted slogans against the federal government and Fesco.
In Shorkot, on the call of the Markazi Anjuman Tajiran, the traders and citizens took out a big rally against Fesco in the city for issuing domestic and commercial electricity bills almost double than the cost of the electricity. The traders held a strike too.
The protesters were holding the electricity bills in their hands, saying they were small consumers who used less units but Mepco had sent them bills of huge amounts.
They said they were poor farmers and daily wagers and how they would pay these inflated bills with unjust taxes and surcharges. Later, police arrived there and held negotiations with them to clear the road.
