in fines, 11 FIRS registered, and 770 arrests had taken place.
In a shocking admission, the Parliamentary Secretary for Food stated that 2 lakh litre of milk had been confiscated in Sahiwal only on the basis of adulteration.
Asadullah failed to satisfy Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Member Provincial Assembly Dr Nausheen Hamid who stated that surplus of flour was being taken out of Punjab and into Afghanistan.
The leader of opposition vehemently stated on Thursday that the Parliamentary Secretary for Food was misleading the House by stating that the government price of 750 rupees for 20 kg flour was being implemented.
Rasheed claimed inflation in the prices of food items was at an all-time high with the price of flour rising three times in the past three weeks to the shock of already economically stressed consumer.
In response to remarks by members of the treasury bench that a privilege motion be submitted, the Opposition leader rebuked the government’s casual attitude and said attempts were being made to evade the issue facing small farmers and buyers.
Law Minister Rana Sanaullah after a fiery speech by the opposition leader over the government’s failure to buy wheat from small farmers criticised Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for continuing to engage in politics of the container and blocking the Kissan Package from being implemented on the basis of baseless claims of pre-poll rigging. Sanaullah stated that Sindh government had imported 6.5 lakh metric tons of wheat and in response to which Punjab government had complained about the matter to the federal government.
The opposition leader retorted that the Kissan Package was intended to coincide with local government elections to benefit the waning popularity of the ruling party and stated that the government had nothing for the plight of small farmers in the last seven years in power.
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Member Provincial Assembly added that the internal audits of the district government for the years 2001 to 2014 had not been presented to the House.
The House was prorogued for an indefinite period till further notice.