Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that he has given enough time to sugar mill owners and no more time will be given.
He said this while presiding over a meeting through
video link, here Wednesday which was held to review
matters pertaining to payments to the sugarcane farmers.
All possible steps would be taken to protect the
interests of farmers, he added.
The chief minister expressed his strong indignation
over the complaints of deduction in weight and procurement
of sugarcane from farmers at lesser rates and issued final
warning of 48 hours to the sugar mill owners to mend their
ways.
He said that owners of sugar mills buying sugarcane
at lesser rates would be arrested without any discrimination.
He directed that general managers of the mills which
were found purchasing sugarcane at lesser rates would also
be arrested and no leniency would be shown in this regard.
Shehbaz Sharif said that any violation of the decided
formula with regard to deduction in weight would not be
tolerated and implementation of this formula would be ensured
in letter and spirit.
He said that Commissioners, DCs, RPOs and DPOs concerned
would have to play their effective role to protect the rights
of sugarcane farmers, othewise strict action would be taken
against them.

Source: APP