Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi on Tuesday said that the government should take immediate steps to provide subsidy and interest-free loans to farmers who are the first line of defence in the COVID-19, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Moonis Elahi in a tweet said, “Our first line of defence in the corona crisis is our farmers and the government should provide immediate subsidy and interest-free loans to farmers for seeds, fertilizers, medicines, diesel, electricity, agricultural equipment and solar tube wells.”
کورونا بحران میں ہماری فرسٹ لائن آف ڈیفینس ہمارے کسان ہیں۔ حکومت کسانوں کو بیج، کھاد، ادویات، ڈیزل، بجلی، زر عی آلات اور سولر ٹیوب ویلز پرفوری سبسڈی اور بلا سود قرضے فراہم کرے۔ سب کچھ برداشت ہو سکتا ہے، بھوک نہیں۔ زراعت بچاؤ، بھوک بھگاؤ #FoodSecurity #Agriculture
— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi) July 14, 2020
The PML-Q leader said, “Everything can be tolerated, not hunger.”
He used the hashtags #FoodSecurity #Agriculture and used the slogan ‘Save Agriculture, Fight Hunger’ in the tweet.