No water shortage for Kharif if indented quantum provided, says minister.

BADIN -- Sindh Minister for Agriculture Ismail Rahu has said that the provincial government is focusing more on the agriculture sector and taking all possible measures to provide relief to the farming community.

Speaking to local reporters during his visit to different areas of Badin on Sunday, the minister said there would be no water shortage in the upcoming Kharif season if Sindh was provided water as per its indent.

He confidently stated that the province would produce a bumper wheat crop this year, and held out the assurance that wheat growers would get a fair price of their crop both from Sindh government and millers.

Mr Rahu said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government in Sindh was the only provincial government in the country which was ensuring relief to its people despite facing a financial crisis.

He ruled out any threat to the Sindh government, and said those who were daydreaming to topple it were just trying to save their own skin. Such people, he said, would face wrath of the masses for their misrule and misdeeds.

Mr Rahu also warned the ruling coalition at the Centre against any attempt to amend of do away with the 18th Constitutional AmenAdment. 'Such ulterior motives are aimed at control provinces from Centre,' he said.

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