Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has warned the government of launching a country-wide protest movement against the government if demand of the growers ensuring availability of fertilisers is not met forthwith. This warning issued by the KBP District branches' heads while leading the protest demonstrations arranged by the Board today through out the country press the government for ensuring availability of fertiliser on control rates.
According to the KBP Central Secretary Information Haji Muhammad Ramzan demonstrations were especially held in South of Punjab and Sindh against shortage of fertiliser and its black marketing. These demonstrations were held on the call of KBP Central President Sardar Zafar Hussein in Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Jampur, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Vehari and other districts.
While in Sindh these demonstrations were held in Ghotki, Jacoabad, Kashmor, Sukkur, Larkana, Shikarpur and Naushehro Feroze, Ramzan added. Speakers addressing the demonstrators condemned the anti-grower policies of the present government and urged that the fertilisers should be made available at the earliest and prices of the agricultural commodities should be fixed afresh. 'Growers are unable to even recover their input cost due to increasing prices of fertilisers, pesticides and other agricultural inputs,' they alleged. They warned the government of a protest movement after Eid if their demands are not met.