NOWADAYS, our civilian government trying to give all public assets to private firms to the name of BOT which is build, operate and transfer. Some of them were sold through public tender process. The most visible projects under BOT scheme are public roads. During my recent visit, we went to my wife's village to pay homage to my in-laws who are still alive. It is not easy place to go because the village located in a mountain region. It took us the whole day by own car. I noticed that we need to pay variety of tax through journey. It includes road tax, bridge tax, wheel tax, etc. Though we keep paying taxes, the road are not so good in condition. Driver told me that all roads has been controlled by companies who collect taxes from road users. They even do not spare to a motorcyclists.
Our people enjoyed free road in old system before and now suffer from paying money for travelling all the way. Is it fruit of transforming democracy? Why the government has handed over to private firms? What for paying tax to government if almost everything have to be paid by public? It is so easy to transfer to company under BOT. But it is part of government's responsibilities to consider public's interests. If they are adapting this method all area, then where gone our tax money as well as natural resource selling money. I don't want to think so much. I just want to wonder because our people are poor and cannot get assistance from authorities. They deserve their help because the ruling MPs were elected by their votes. After getting a seat in government office, forgot about all promises during election campaign is not something right. People will backlash on upcoming GE if the ruling party do not care enough of our people's plight. I see giving BOT easily is quite cheap for officials who do not want to manage at their disposal. At the end of the day, the officials keep fat commission and public suffer from the mismanagement.
Please use public money wisely.
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