The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Bangladesh Khetmajur Union yesterday demanded of the government to introduce village rationing system to face the price hike of essentials and to meet the Monga crisis.

Leaders of the organisation demanded this at a press conference at its office.

They also urged the Government to make the OMS programme more effective and fix the price of rice at Tk 13 instead of Tk 19 in the OMS to make easy for the poor people.

It also urged the Government to start 'Employment Security Scheme' for at least 100 days for the people of the Monga affected area.

The union will submit memorandum taking signatures from mass people to the district and upazila administration from November 24 to 30 to realise the above-mentioned demands.

At the press conference Saiful Haque, General Secretary of the union in a written speech said last year the Government allocated Tk 55 crore for the people of Monga affected area but it could not reach the poor people due to corruption and bureaucratic complexity.

He said the Government should reduce bureaucratic complexity to make sure that the poor people would be benefited by the Government's initiatives.

Paresh Chandra Shaha, President of the union, Banhi Shikha Zamali, Aktaruzzaman Azad, Abu Hasan Tipu and Apolo Zamali were present at the conference.