The report to be submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by the inquiry committee related to the wheat import scandal might not be prepared.
According to the sources, the committee has not yet summoned any current or former government political figure and it is possible that the committee may demand or suggest investigation from political figures as well.
On the other hand, important revelations have come out on this issue and progress is being made on a daily basis. Apart from this, the incompetence of the Punjab government has come to light on the issue of wheat import.
The Punjab government pointed out the delay in buying wheat while raising objections on March 31, 6 days before the last ship arrived. On the other hand, Chairman Kisan Ittehad Khalid Khokhar says, one billion dollars of foreign exchange has gone out, they will start a nationwide protest from May 10.
New facts in investigation
New facts have come out in the investigation of the wheat import scandal, according to which, despite the prohibition of the Punjab government, the federal government imported 8.5 lakh tons of wheat, but now the incompetence of the Punjab government has come to light on this issue. She kept looking.
On the import of 2.6 lakh tonnes of wheat, Punjab had written a letter to the Secretary National Food Security to stop the import, while on March 31, 6 days before the import of wheat, a copy of the letter written by the Secretary Food Punjab on 25 March 2024 has come out.
Wheat crisis: Kisan Ittihad announces to start protest from May 10
Letter from Secretary Food Punjab
The Secretary Food Punjab had written in the letter that till now 3.4 million tons of wheat has been imported, the production area in Punjab has increased from 1.6 million acres to 1.74 million acres while the production of wheat has increased from 2.13 million acres. An increase of 2 crore 42 lakh tonnes is expected.
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2024-05-06 12:59:54