They called on the government to immediately make adjustments to the price of petroleum products as well as on other essential commodities.
Gagan Kumar Thapa of the Nepali Congress reasoned that the spike in the petroleum prices was due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. He demanded providing relief to the people on petroleum products by reducing customs and the road toll. Thapa underscored the need of bringing Petroleum Act pronto.
CPN (UML)'s Dr Bhim Bahadur Rawal said the dependence on a single country on fuel import should be ended and arrangements be made for open market system. He also suggested increase the electricity use.
Gokul Prasad Banskota of the UML said that a large proportion of the country's foreign exchange was being spent on petroleum products and food grains, which risks pushing the country towards an economic crisis in the future.
Nepali Congress' Dr Minendra Rijal said all should pay attention to providing relief to the people by reducing the market inflation.
Also taking part in the discussions were Min Bahadur Bishwokarma, Yashoda Gurung Subedi, Rajendra Kumar KC, Prem Suwal, Met Mani Chaudhary, Bimala BK, Bishal Bhattarai, Ghanashyam Khatiwada, Rajendra Gautam, Jhapat Bahadur Rawal, Parbata DC Chaudhary, Divyamani Rajbhandari, Krishna Prasad Dahal, Shanta Chaudhary, Mohan Baniya, Durga Poudel, Ganga Chaudhary, Shanti Maya Tamang Pakhrin, Asha Kumari BK, Parbati Kumari Bishankhe,Rekha Kumari Sharma, Mohan Prasad Pandey, Hari Raj Adhikari, among others, called the serious attention of the government on the urgent need of addressing the price hike problem to provide relief to the poor people.
