Pak farmers to protest against Imran Khan government over high inflation ANI | Updated: Feb 26, 2021 23:32 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Farmers in Pakistan are set to stage a protest in March against the Imran Khan government over high inflation and other issues, according to a media report.
The Diplomat reported that multiple Pakistani farmer leaders, under the leadership of the organisation Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (literally meaning Pakistan Farmers Unity) met on February 21 to work out a roadmap to launch a protest in March. The Pakistani farmers are set to rally with a list of demands, including the fixing of the minimum support price (MSP) per maund (40 kilograms) of wheat at 2,000 Pakistani rupees and sugarcane at 300 rupees, in addition to setting a flat electric power rate of 5 rupees per unit for farm tube-wells.
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As India’s protesting farmers remain camped outside New Delhi, four months into their demonstration against the three agriculture laws passed in September, the movement appears to be generating a domino effect across the border. Multiple Pakistani farmer leaders, under the leadership of the organization Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (literally meaning Pakistan Farmers’ Unity) met on February 21 to work out a roadmap to launch an “India-like” protest in March, The Diplomat has learned. A formal announcement for the protest is expected next week.
The Pakistani farmers are set to rally for a list of demands, including the fixing of the minimum support price (MSP) per maund (40 kilograms) of wheat at 2,000 Pakistani rupees ($12.60), and sugarcane at 300 rupees, in addition to setting a flat electric power rate of 5 rupees per unit for farm tube-wells. Other demands include subsidies on seeds, fertilizers, and other expenses borne by the Pakistani farmers, which they mai