In the Punjab Assembly, the government could not satisfy the House on the government’s wheat policy, Minister Khawarik Bilal Yasin once again called the abundant stocks of imported wheat as the cause of the crisis, while the opposition protested the delay in wheat procurement, on which the Speaker The meeting was adjourned indefinitely.
In the session of the Punjab Assembly which started with a delay of 3 hours and 27 minutes, Speaker Malik Ahmed Khan suspended the rules and held a debate on wheat.
Provincial Minister Khawarik Bilal Yasin told the House that due to the import of wheat, the Punjab government is suffering a loss of crores.
Opposition members protested inside and outside the House and raised anti-government slogans for not being allowed to debate on wheat.
Formation of fact-finding committee on wheat import issue
Opposition Leader Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmed Khan Bachhar said that the government has failed to provide relief to the farmers.
In the meeting, the opposition leader requested to bring Mian Aslam Iqbal safely in the House or take oath through video link, which was rejected by the Speaker.