FAISALABAD: Dozens of people besieged the house of Pakistan Muslim League-N MNA Haji Akram Ansari here on Sunday in protest against suspension of gas supply to their houses.

The protesters, including women and children, belonging to different areas of the city gathered outside the ruling party MNA’s house near Dogar Chowk, Iqbal Town and pelted its main gate with stones and eggs, shouting anti-government slogans.

On being informed of the situation, Ghulam Mohammad Abad police rushed to the scene to avoid any eventuality.

Talking to reporters, protesters said the government had been doing nothing to resolve the issue of gas outages in residential areas and was only obliging industrialists by allowing uninterrupted supply to their units.

The protesters dispersed after being assured by police officers that their grievances would be conveyed to the authorities concerned.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2014