Farmers protest against non-purchase of wheat, provincial leaders arrested

by times news cr

2024-04-30 17:36:34

(Amjad Hussain) The patience of the farmers was exhausted due to non-purchase of wheat at the official level. They left the wheat harvest and came out on the streets. The leader of the farmers’ board was arrested.

Farmers came to the streets against the government, where in Rahim Yar Khan, farmers protested by putting chains around their necks, in Bahalangar, the district administration took action and recovered the bardana that had reached the factory illegally and sealed the factory.

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On the other hand, the head of Kisan Board Punjab, Mian Abdul Rasheed, was arrested from Lahore, which was confirmed by Kisan Board Pakistan. .

The purchase of wheat could not be started at the official level

According to reports, wheat procurement could not be started at the official level in Jahanian, farmers are forced to sell wheat to middlemen and farmers at cheap prices. Let’s start.

The farmers allege that the middlemen and the middlemen have purchased wheat at cheap prices and stocked it. If the government does not start buying wheat, we cannot grow cotton.

Punjab government has not arrested any representative of farmers: Uzma Bukhari

Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari has said that the Punjab government has not arrested any representative of the farmers, nor have there been any arrests of farmers’ representatives across the province. There are three to four farmers’ organizations in Pakistan. is in complete contact with, some people are wearing the cloak of farmers in the guise of their politics.

Some have become seasonal farmers who have contested elections against us from the opposite political party. The Punjab government is protecting all kinds of farmers’ interests and will continue to do so. will not allow, those who are wearing the cloak of farmers for their political shop will not be allowed to use the name of farmers, a certain party is politicizing the issue of wheat through its people, this party of farmers The biggest enemy is the party.

It should be remembered that the government of Punjab has fixed the support price of wheat at 3900 rupees per maund. Farmers are not getting more than 3000 rupees anywhere.


2024-04-30 17:36:34

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