Addressing at meeting held here Sunday to review payment to farmers by sugar-mill owners, he also ordered for ensuring digital monitoring of the entire process of payments and taking strict action against mill-owners, who do not pay full amount to growers.

The chief minister said that action would be taken against the mill-owners if farmers are not paid full price of their produce.

He said that interests of the working class were very dear to him and he would protect them at all costs.

The chief minister said that provincial ministers and secretaries should visit their assigned districts regularly instead of sitting in their offices, to help farmers get their rights.

President Kisan Ithead group Khalid Khokhar said on the occasion that farmers were grateful to the chief minister for protecting their interests.

President Sugar Mill Association Javed Kanyi said that

they would ensure implementation of decisions regarding payments to sugarcane growers.

Provincial Minister Bilal Yasin, Sheikh Allahuuddin, spokesman for the Punjab government Malik Ahmed Khan, Chief Secretary, Inspector General Police and Farmer representatives attended the meeting.

Provincial Minister for Agriculture Naeem Akhtar Bhabha and President Sugar Mills Association Punjab Zone Ahsan Latif participated in the meeting through Video-link.