SAHlWAL: The provincial chapter of the Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has decided to launch a march on Aug 24, claiming it will culminate in a front of the Parliament House, Islamabad, on August 25, for their demands.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the PKI Punjab chapter at a local restaurant on Wednesday which is chaired by its central president Khalid Bath and Punjab head Capt Muhammad Hussain TJ.

Their demands include reduction in fuel price charges, fixed rate for agriculture tube-wells and non-availability of fertilisers on subsidised rates to the growers.

The leaders say the march will start from Lahore on Aug 24 and culminate in a protest demonstration at Islamabad.

The meeting was attended by PKI central executive members and local activists.

Mr Hussain, regretted that neither the present government, nor the previous one led by the PTl devised any consistent policy on agriculture.

He said the farmers` miseries were growing day by day because they could not afford to pay the electricity charges.

As a token protest, the PKI leaders and activists blocked Multan Road for traffic near Sahiwal bypass for 30 minutes and dispersed.