LAHORE – Most parts of the country are going through winter season and the temperatures are dropping below freezing point in northern areas. To cope with the low temperatures people use gas heaters, geysers and stoves for the heating purposes at home.
The recent statement of PTI’s Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan has caused outrage on Twitter as the politician termed geysers a luxury item.
When the anchor questioned the minister over rising gas bills of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), he was quick to point out that the gas consumption has increased significantly and the consumers in the lower slabs have now jumped to the higher ones, costing them more than before.
Due to the prolonged winter season and freezing temperatures in the parts of the country, the consumption has massively increased, he added.
The anchor then again asked the petroleum minister what he thinks the people should do, stop using geysers it is a luxury, replied the minister. He further suggested that the consumers should use stoves instead of geysers.
Here is the video:
People responded to Ghulam Sarwar’s statement and were not at all happy with the minister’s remarks:
https://twitter.com/PalwashaKhan18/status/1092014051725578240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1092014051725578240&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.parhlo.com%2Fpti-minister-geyser-luxury%2F
https://twitter.com/ahmedfa33854461/status/1092056788499877889
A few questioned the intellectual capability of the lawmaker.
https://twitter.com/SShahidrehan/status/1092003829791539200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1092003829791539200&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.parhlo.com%2Fpti-minister-geyser-luxury%2F
https://twitter.com/JAMILAHMED386/status/1091737182660894720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1091737182660894720&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.parhlo.com%2Fpti-minister-geyser-luxury%2F
https://twitter.com/YasirHShaikh/status/1092035872084643841
https://twitter.com/zakhan30/status/1092017629223628800
The minister’s remark does seem to be absurd, but, on a serious note, it’s time we should save our natural resources for our future generations.
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