LAHORE: A large number of growers from across Punjab have protested in the provincial capital against the low support price of wheat and high electricity bills.
A large contingent of police was deployed, who stopped the protesters near Chuhng by placing containers on Multan Road. CCPO Amin Wains and DIG Haider Ashraf held negotiations with farmer leaders but failed to persuade them to call off the demonstration. Pakistan Kissan Ittehad Council leader Chaudhry Anwer Ali said police did not have the authority to address their demands. He demanded that appropriate government leaders talk to the protesters.
He said that after talks with farmers on March 25, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah had assured them that the government would meet their ‘genuine’ demands. But, he said, none of the demands had been met.
