Punjab Minister for Food Samiullah Chaudhry has said that shortage of wheat and flour was created in Punjab under pre-planned scheme.
Planners of this scheme are those who do not like Imran Khan as Prime Minister and Usman Buzdar as Chief Minister. Neither prime minister nor chief minister will change because of this baseless propaganda.
These views were expressed by him while addressing a press conference at DGPR Office on Tuesday. Provincial Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan and Minister for Industries & Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal were also present on this occasion. Samiullah Chaudhry said that PTI government during the last ten years has first time disbursed timely and complete payment to the cultivators of their produce.
Gunny bags have been distributed among the farmers in a transparent manner and every single grain of wheat has been procured from them respectfully. He said that Punjab government kept the gunny bag policy open. Toll-free numbers were provided to the farmers by the Food Department where they can register their complaints regarding gunny bags distribution. He said that Punjab government showed a responsible behavior and procured wheat of its share where Sindh government had failed to do so.
He said that now Sindh government was making claim that it has 8.5 lac metric ton wheat reserves but when NAB team conducted raids on their godowns they found mud and sand in the bags. He further maintained that the allegations levelled by PPP government in Sindh that regarding export of 7 lac metric ton wheat by PTI government was against the fact. He said that when PTI government came into power then it had 7.3 million metric ton wheat reserves of last four years. He said that we did not export these reserves but sold them in the local market.
