Bilawal demands PM’s resignation over rising inflation in Ramadan

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has strongly criticised the government for skyrocketing inflation during the holy month of Ramadan and has demanded that Prime Minister Imran Khan should have mercy on the public and resign from office.
In a statement on Wednesday, the PPP chairman said that the selected government has spared no effort to pin the public against the wall, adding that record increase in the prices of food items has broken the public’s back during Ramadan.
Bilawal said that the present government is incapable of solving the country’s problems. The sudden increase in prices of 16 items, including ghee and flour, at the start of Ramadan shows the government’s incompetence, he added.
Bilawal said that inflation rising after the government’s announcement of monitoring prices during Ramadan was a matter of concern. “The Ramadan package announced by the prime minister is nowhere to be seen,” he said.
The PPP chairman said that subsidising utility stores during Ramadan did not absolve the government of its responsibility, adding that inflation in the open market was skyrocketing, where the common man cannot even buy vegetables and fruits for his family.
He said that merely changing finance ministers will not alleviate the suffering of the people. Real relief will come when the incompetent rulers responsible for the inflation go home, he added.