Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested padi farmers to postpone their planned gathering in Putrajaya, scheduled for today, to avoid disrupting the state visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. While expressing no opposition to the farmers' memorandum submission, Anwar emphasized the importance of choosing an appropriate time for the gathering. He urged the farmers to contact the Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, instead and assured them that their concerns would be addressed.
: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged padi farmers to ensure their planned gathering in Putrajaya today does not disrupt the state visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
“Tomorrow, we will have a state guest President Prabowo Subianto, on a state visit at the invitation of the King and myself, followed by a meeting in Putrajaya,“ he said. Media reports said that over 1,000 padi farmers from across the country are expected to gather in Putrajaya tomorrow to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister demanding that the base padi purchase price be raised to RM1,800 per tonne.
He also mentioned that he had asked Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain to control the gathering.
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