Tandoors defying govt orders; Only selling 200 gram roti

F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: A large number of naanbais in different areas across Peshawar have stopped selling the 100 gram roti rather selling just 200 gram roti for thirty rupees thus defying the orders of the government. Recently, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had announced a cut of Rs.5 in the price of roti to ‘provide relief to people’.

However, the nanbais are selling only 200 gram roti at a price of Rs30.

The residents of Peshawar are also complaining about the weight of the 200 gram roti and said that they are getting lesser weight roti at Rs30. When this scribe contacted a number of nanbais, they said that when they started selling 100 gram roti at Rs15, people started quarreling with them by saying that this is less weight roti which is not enough for one person.

Some individuals also said that during the day, the weight of the roti is approximately equal, while at night the nanbais reduce the weight, when they were sure no one from the government department would be there to check.

Interestingly, this practice has been going on for the last couple of days and yet no action has been taken by the government. People have asked the government to take notice of the situation.