THE petrol hike has made life even harder for ordinary people already burdened by unemployment, high electricity bills, gas shortages, low wages and poverty.

The government may call it an adjustment but for poor families it feels like slow destruction. Petrol is not just fuel; it is linked to survival. When fuel prices rise, transport, vegetables, medicines, education and all daily necessities become expensive. Factories increase prices and household budgets collapse. For labourers and salaried people it feels as if their hard-earned income is being taken away through fuel taxes.

The widening gap between rich and poor has deepened public frustration. Wealthy people continue to enjoy luxurious lifestyles while ordinary citizens struggle to survive. People question why governments repeatedly burden the poor while powerful groups avoid paying their fair share of taxes. A rickshaw driver,........

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