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HYDERABAD, Oct 21: The Anjuman Tajiran-i-Sindh has condemned inordinate increases in prices of consumer goods during the month of Ramazan.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the president of the organization, Mr Zakir Bin Zahid, Ashraf Memon and Fayaz Awan said that recent incidents of harassment of retailers were a clear negation of the decisions taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of DCO Hyderabad on the eve of Ramazan.
They reminded the administration that it was decided in the meeting that action would be taken against the wholesale dealers and the suppliers, if they supplied consumer goods to retailers at prices higher than those fixed by the price control committee.
They said the retailers were being harassed and punished in violation of the above decision.
They said the action against traders was in vilolation of the rules of justice as the wholesale dealers and suppliers, who were responsible for the price hike, were not being touched.
They said the hoarders earned more profits just in one month than what they usually earn in 11 months.
They demanded that the DCO Hyderabad should implement the decision of the price control committee and arrest big fishes instead of harassing the poor retailers.
BOOKED: The deputy district officers who have been delegated the powers of special magistrates on Wednesday booked 62 shopkeepers and vendors in the city on the charges of profiteering and recovered Rs17,150 in the shape of fine.
According to the details fine of Rs5,300 was imposed on 10 fruit sellers in the city, fine of Rs2,800 was recovered from six butchers, one vegetable seller, four fruit sellers and two milk sellers in the Latifabad taluka, fine of Rs2,900 was recovered from four fruit sellers in Tando Mohammad Khan taluka, fine of Rs2,500 on three vegetable sellers, three fruit sellers and one in Matiari, fine of Rs3,650 on two vegetable sellers, three fruit sellers and six others in the Hyderabad rural taluka on account of charging high rates from the consumers.
During the campaign the shopkeepers, the vendors and all other traders were warned not to charge higher rates and also to display price list in front of their shops. People were advised to identify profiteers to their area magistrates instead of paying high rates.
