MULTAN: Farmers in Multan have issued a warning to the federal government, stating they are going to stage a protest if the official wheat help value will not be introduced by April 14.
Chairman of Kisan Ittehad, Khalid Khokhar, stated 1000’s of farmers — together with ladies and youngsters — are anticipated to assemble exterior the Multan Press Membership for the demonstration. He criticised the federal government’s delay, declaring that many farmers had sown wheat on the peace of mind of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and had been now left unsure in regards to the crop’s market worth.
The protest menace comes amid latest strikes by the Punjab authorities aimed toward liberalising the wheat market. Authorities have introduced that wheat can now be transported freely inside and outdoors the province, eliminating earlier restrictions on interprovincial motion.
Moreover, the non-public sector has, for the primary time, been granted permission to acquire wheat, a shift that’s anticipated to spice up competitors and probably profit farmers with higher pricing choices.
Whereas these measures have been welcomed as steps towards deregulation, farmer teams argue that with out an formally declared help value, they continue to be weak to market manipulation and low returns.
Khokhar urged the federal government to uphold its dedication to farmers and warned that continued delays would solely deepen the disaster within the agricultural sector.