The opposition is attacking Pakistan government over the arrest of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) president Chaudhry Anwar.

After the arrest of Anwar from his residence on Monday by the Raiwand police, the opposition claimed that the government was putting pressure on the farmer leader to withdraw a complaint against the police. According to the report of Dawn, Anwar had led a protest around three months ago in the provincial capital, demanding Rs 2,000 per 40 kg wheat support price and Rs 300 per kg for sugarcane, besides a flat power rate of Rs 5 per unit for the farm tubewells. 

One of the protesters named Ashfaq Langrial had died in the clash with the police. After the arrest, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has alleged that the police action is aimed at forcing Anwar to withdraw the petition he had earlier filed for registration of a murder case against the police over the death of the protester. Punjab PML-N President Rana Sanaullah Khan said on Monday said,  "The Punjab government had been pressing Chaudhry Anwar to withdraw his application for registration of the murder case. On his persistent refusal, the Raiwind police arrested him from his residence." He further said that the government, which had been claiming to champion the cause of farmers' rights, is now harassing the farmers' leadership through arrests.

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