The report to be submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by the inquiry committee related to the wheat import scandal might not be prepared.
According to the sources, the committee has not yet summoned any current or former government political figure and it is possible that the committee may demand or suggest investigation from political figures as well.
On the other hand, important revelations have come out on this issue and progress is being made on a daily basis. Apart from this, the incompetence of the Punjab government has come to light on the issue of wheat import.
The Punjab government pointed out the delay in buying wheat while raising objections on March 31, 6 days before the last ship arrived. On the other hand, Chairman Kisan Ittehad Khalid Khokhar says, one billion dollars of foreign exchange has gone out, they will start a nationwide protest from May 10.
New facts in investigation
New facts have come out in the investigation of the wheat import scandal, according to which, despite the prohibition of the Punjab government, the federal government imported 8.5 lakh tons of wheat, but now the incompetence of the Punjab government has come to light on this issue. She kept looking.
On the import of 2.6 lakh tonnes of wheat, Punjab had written a letter to the Secretary National Food Security to stop the import, while on March 31, 6 days before the import of wheat, a copy of the letter written by the Secretary Food Punjab on 25 March 2024 has come out.
Wheat crisis: Kisan Ittihad announces to start protest from May 10
Letter from Secretary Food Punjab
The Secretary Food Punjab had written in the letter that till now 3.4 million tons of wheat has been imported, the production area in Punjab has increased from 1.6 million acres to 1.74 million acres while the production of wheat has increased from 2.13 million acres. An increase of 2 crore 42 lakh tonnes is expected.
According to the report, 70 ships of wheat were imported from 6 countries, the first ship arrived in Pakistan on September 20 last year and the last ship arrived in Pakistan on March 31 this year.
The finance ministry had also given permission to import only one million metric tonnes of wheat through the private sector.
Central Chairman Kisan Etihad Khalid Hussain Baath’s letter to the Prime Minister
On the other hand, due to the lack of purchase of wheat at the official level, Khalid Hussain Baath, the Central Chairman of Kisan Etihad Pakistan, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
In the letter written by Khalid Hussain Bath, Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has been requested that it has been 2 to 2 and a half months since the wheat harvest of the farmers, all over Pakistan the farmers have taken out their wheat, the farmers have This year, Pakistan has produced a large amount of wheat, which has become a crime for farmers.
Prime Minister’s order for investigation on continuation of import of wheat following February 2024
The Central Chairman Kisan Ittehad demanded that first of all there should be a transparent investigation of wheat imported from outside, the Punjab government fixed a rate of Rs.
He further said that farmers were tortured and arrested for protesting peacefully, efforts are being made to push farmers towards chaos on social media, efforts are being made to bring farmers and institutions face to face, Kisan Malik. Security is guaranteed.
Khalid Hussain Bath said that violence on the farmers by the Punjab government is not acceptable, farmers’ wheat is currently being bought from 2600 to 3000 rupees which is being bought by the middleman.
He further said that if the situation remains the same, the common citizen will get very expensive and the farmers will lose billions of rupees. Our demand is that our wheat should be bought at the government rate so that we can cultivate the next crop.
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2024-05-06 12:59:54
