Lahore, July 18, 2023 (PPI-OT): Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has said that under no circumstances should farmers sell cotton at less than Rs 8500. The Punjab government will protect the rights of cotton farmers and Bahawalpur, Multan, DG Khan, Faisalabad, Sargodha, and Sahiwal commissioners have been directed to ensure the sale of cotton at the fixed support price. The cotton farmers will be compensated for their labour and the Punjab government is taking all necessary steps in this regard, he said.
Mohsin Naqvi said that the cotton crop is the guarantee of the prosperity of the farmer and the development of the country. Steps are taken at all levels to ensure the price of cotton to the farmers at Rs.8500 per maund and field teams of the agriculture department have also been mobilized in this regard, he concluded.
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Lahore, Pakistan
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