Ruling Awami League lawmakers, while discussing on the proposed budget for fiscal 2011-2012 on Monday, called for continuing with farm subsidies and reducing the power crisis to a tolerable level.
Lawmaker Abdul Mannan urged the finance minister to continue with agricultural subsidies, saying it would leave no scope for criticising the budget. He also put emphasis on implementing the recommendations of the Khandakar Ibrahim Khaled-led probe committee on January's capital market debacle.
Mannan also observed that the equities market turned volatile once again after the proposed budget had been tabled in the Jatiya Sangsad and the situation should be taken care of.
Lawmaker Shawkat Momen Shahjahan said the power crisis was yet to be brought down to a tolerable level. 'People mock us when we say the country's total power generation has been increased by 1,500 megawatts. The crisis should be dealt with due priority,' he said, suggesting giving new power connections only to industrial units.
Lawmaker Manoranjan Shil expressed concern at some seed companies cheating the farmers by selling junk seeds to them in the name of hybrid varieties.
Source : New Age
