KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have urged the government to ease supplies of daily essentials in the country by considering the ongoing unrest in Tarai districts and the upcoming festive season.

They have drawn attention of the government for regular supplies of the foodstuffs, medicines, clothing, electronic appliances, dairy products and others.

During a meeting of the Industry, Commerce and Consumer Committee of the Legislature-Parliament today, the lawmakers have asked the government to address grievances of the public regarding crisis of daily essentials.

Lawmaker Kanchan Bade Shrestha and Chandra Maharjan said that the government bodies should pay heed for the regular supply of petroleum products.

Likewise, lawmakers Mahalaxmi Upadhyay and Shanta Manawi accused the government of failing to curb the black marketeering of liquefied petroleum gas.

Also speaking at the meeting, lawmakers Narayan Bahadur Karki, Sitaram Bhandari, Rajya Laxmi Shrestha, Shyam Kumar Shrestha and Surendra Kumar Jaisawal, among others urged the government to ease the supply of daily essentials and petroleum products in view of coming festive season.

Meanwhile, Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce and Supply, Aindra Prasad Upadhyay, assured the lawmakers of sufficient stuck of daily essentials and petroleum products while Executive Director at the Nepal Oil Corporation, Gopal Bahadur Khadka, expressed commitment to end the shortage of petroleum products.