Haji Hafez Anwar, Ramesh Lal and Rao Sadaruddin have been elected unopposed as Chairman ,Senior Vice Chairman and Vice chairman (North zone) of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) for the year 2014-15 as announced by the election commission of PCGA. They belong to Ginners Group and they would administer the oath of their offices on September 27 in Multan. According to unofficial result no other candidate turned up for any office till eleventh hour.
Later addressing a press conference chairman of Ginners Group Haji Muhammad Akram, Shehzad Ali Khan (Spokesman), Shaikh Muhammad Saeed alongwith Chairman-elect Haji Hafeez Anwar and Vice Chairman North Rao Sadaruddin said that our 15 member of Central Executive Committee, Chairman and Vice chairman have been elected unopposed. They said that it was the victory of the democracy, honesty, dedication and commitment. They gratitude the ginners who reposed their confidence in the leadership of ginners group; they said that our opponents could not dare to contest the election and kept themselves away from the poll.
They demanded for remission of all taxes on the farmers and ginners who were fighting for their survival in the calamity. They announced to collect fund at district level for the help and rehabilitation of flood hit people. They reiterated their demand to declare the flood affected areas as calamity areas and waive all taxes. They said that PCGA was determined to resolve the issue of 5% General Sales Tax on oil-cake.