Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Pakistan Muslim League-Qauid (PML-Q) Punjab president. PHOTO: INP
LAHORE: Punjab Meeting Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi got here down laborious on agricultural universities after the provincial meals minister knowledgeable the home on Monday that the goal of cotton manufacturing couldn’t be met this yr.
Throughout a debate on cotton manufacturing, Speaker Elahi mentioned neither the agricultural universities nor the federal government appeared critical on points which the agriculture sector was dealing with.
“It seems the agricultural universities are doing nothing,” mentioned Speaker Elahi. “Comparatively, India has good seeds of rice but our agricultural universities failed in producing seeds of international standard.”
Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial claimed {that a} deal made with worldwide corporations by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) authorities for seeds analysis and growth had been cancelled. Over not assembly the cotton goal, he mentioned the province had not acquired required stage of rains.
Speaker Elahi supplied to organise the assembly with corporations if the federal government was critical in creating seeds.
PML-N’s Awais Laghari mentioned the agriculture division did nothing for the manufacturing of the seeds. Nevertheless, he mentioned, it may additionally be doable that the sugar mafia was behind lack of growth of cotton seeds.
Pakistan Peoples Get together (PPP) chief Syed Hassan Murtaza lashed out on the absence of the chief minister from the meeting session.
He careworn that the burial of the coronavirus victims be carried out in an honourable manner and mentioned folks may very well be permitted to supply funeral prayers whereas by strictly following the federal government’s customary working procedures (SOPs).
PML-N leaders Rana Mashood and Azma Zahid Bukhari criticised the delay in launch of the Orange Line practice undertaking. Azma mentioned Rs40 fare for the practice service wouldn’t be reasonably priced for the folks.
PML-N’s Malik Muhammad Ahmed mentioned the undertaking would meet its bills in 20 years. Khawaja Imran Nazir mentioned subsidy must be given on the undertaking and concessional playing cards issued to senior residents, college students and poor folks.
Provincial Legislation Minister Basharat Raja mentioned greater than Rs191 billion had been spent on the Orange Line undertaking. The bills will attain Rs200 billion when this undertaking is accomplished.
The session began after a delay of an hour and 40 minutes. There was a skinny attendance of legislators within the session held at a lodge to make sure social distancing to forestall the unfold of coronavirus. After finishing the agenda gadgets, the Home was adjourned.
Printed in The Specific Tribune, June 9th, 2020.
