President Brick Kilns Association Multan Nazar Muhammad Khan and General Secretary Amjad Jagwal made this announcement while addressing a press conference at press club on Saturday. Majority of the brick kiln owners of Multan, Shujabad, Muzaffargarh, Khanewal and Jalalpur pirwala were also present on the occasion.Mr Nazar said that the GST on the bricks was unjustified as it would not only affect their businesses but also jobs of hundreds of labourers would be put at stake.He said that the general public would also suffer a lot as the construction cost of houses and other buildings would go high.He said that brick kiln owners had demanded of the government through media and other means to withdraw the decision to save the brick kiln industry from ruin and hundreds of labourers would become jobless.He said as their appeals fell on deaf ears, they had no other option but to go on a strike till July 18.Meanwhile, in view of the strike announced by the brick kilns association, the rates of bricks have been increased in the market by the suppliers and stockiest, it has been revealed.PML-N senior leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said that the government’s tall claims regarding the welfare of the people had been exposed. He added the government had destroyed the infrastructure of society by imposing 16 per cent general sales tax on bricks.He expressed their deep concerns over the imposition of GST. Association's General Secretary said, “We demonstrated before but nothing happened and now if the government will not take his decision back we will surround the Parliament House.
Separately, The Brick Kiln Association Multan has closed all the brick kilns for sale against the imposition of general sales tax on bricks.
