Govt ignoring farmers: Zardari

Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari in his message on the farmers’ tractor march scheduled on 24 January, said that the government has failed to provide fertilizer to the farmers.

Failure of farmers to reap the fruits of their labour is a gross injustice and economic exploitation of farmers, he said.

In a statement, the former president said that a prosperous farmer is the guarantee of an agriculturally stable Pakistan. The PPP will uphold its tradition of justice to the farmers and make it easier for the farmers to get their crops to the market.

He said that the manifesto of the PPP is an agriculturally strong Pakistan. The former president said that the purpose of the farmers’ tractor march is to raise voice against injustice with the farmers.