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Punjab flour millers announce strike from tomorrow

Punjab flour millers announce strike from tomorrow
February 12, 2023 Web Desk

LAHORE (92 News) - The Punjab Flour Mills Association has announced to go on strike from Monday against the suspension of the wheat quota.

In Punjab, a new dispute arose between the food department and flour mills, Will the people go around in search of flour again? The provincial food department suspended the quota of 35 flour mills for embezzling the quota, on which the flour mills association announced a strike from tomorrow while deciding not to lift government wheat.

They also threatened to stop the supply of cheap flour in the market.

The Secretary Food Department rejected the fear of crisis. He said the government will not engage in any blackmailing. In the market, wheat fetches 42 hundred rupees, they are giving 30 rupees to the poor people, they will not allow their right to be cheated.