Spokesperson of Sindh Government and Advisor for Law, Environment & Coastal Development Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that 3.852 million metric tonnes of wheat was produced in Sindh while wheat production target in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was not met and it is alleged that Sindh was responsible for the wheat crisis.
He expressed these views while addressing a press conference in the committee room of Sindh Assembly Building on Friday. He said that the federal ministers should respond to the targets of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by alleging that Punjab did not meet the target of buying 4.5 million metric tonnes of wheat and the federal agency Pasco had to buy 1.8 million tonnes of wheat. Purchased target met. Sindh has achieved wheat production and procurement targets and the federal government is laying the rubble of incompetence on the Sindh government.
He said that the PTI government was responsible for the shortage of wheat. The federal government took anti-farmer measures. If the farmer gets the price of the crop, he will cultivate more.
The Sindh government suggested setting a minimum support price of Rs 2,000 for wheat.
If the federal government fixes the per capita price of wheat at Rs 1,400, how will the farmer cultivate the crop?
He said that while importing wheat, arbitrary price was being paid to the importer.
The federal government is not ready to benefit its farmers. He said that the statement of PPP is that the source of power is the people.
Parliament became inactive during Imran Khan’s rule.
Answering the questions of the journalists, he said that the important thing is what is the demand of Jahangir Tareen now. The present government had thrown debris on Jahangir Tareen. Jahangir Tareen used to attend every meeting. He said that the mafias running the government were taking advantage. Is this the new Pakistan in which commodity prices are increased? Federal ministers talk about facts and figures.
If the right decisions had been made, the wheat crisis in the country and the price of flour would not have increased.
