LAHORE - The farmers continued their protest under the banner of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad Council against arrests of their fellow growers and for redressal of their demands at Thokar Niaz Baig in Lahore.
They are demanding early payment of sugarcane supply to mills, besides reduction in power tariff for tubewells.  It is to be noted that talks between district government and growers leaders are underway  while heavy contingent of police is deployed to stop the entry of protester in City who wanted to hold convention to highlight their issues. Pakistan Kissan Ittehad Council had also announced to hold a procession at Minar-e-Pakistan on Friday. The local administration is neither allowing the farmers to enter the metropolis nor not giving them permission to hold protest near Thokar.
 Farmers leaders, however, have announced that they are all set to proceed towards Minar-e-Pakistan in any case. They claimed that a large number of farmers are on way to Lahore to participate the Kissan convention but they are being stopped by the Punajb police, creating hurdles for them and closing entrance routes.
Earlier, several groups of farmers belonging to different cities reached Chung to protest against the non-friendly policies of government whereas as many as 22 farmers were arrested which were released later on the orders of Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Shahbaz Sharif.