Beginning of the end

We Sri Lankan suffer the most when it comes to cost of living. Last Sunday, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL)  increased the petrol products. This is a big blow for the consumers, particularly the average middle man who uses kerosene for cookery and other purposes. We had seen price hike of essential commodities, and in some cases with out aware of the public. Further more, the ongoing Lanka IOC and GOSL have been settled for some degree by allowing the Lanka IOC company to determine the fuel prices from July 1st. Think what might happen if Lanka IOC, a private company is given the right to determine the fuel price of Sri Lanka, the circumstances

 

Think of an average man's point of view. He has the burden to settle his Electricity, Water and Telephone bills, plus taxes and have to feed his family and have to look after other expenses as child's education, Travel...etc. How can a man handle with a small income. It's evident that there is hardly no saving for an individual these days, however if Cost of living soars like this, there is nothing but to suicide himself. Suicide is beginning to be a common thing, and in couple of months ago we saw two farmers suicide themselves due to can not sell their paddy for reasonable price.

 

The present government is playing the fiddle with the public. They acknowledged the public who voted them in the presidential election held on January by increasing the Gas price (We felt that this is not the end, but the beginning of the end), then increased essential commodities, yet again increased the fuel and more often which resulted in hike in the private bus transportation, and on last Sunday people didn't expect another fuel hike, but it happened.

 

As I said earlier this is the beginning and not the end of the so called "chintanaya". Tight your seat belts cos there more to come.