Sugar mills enjoy the full patronage of political parties, but the benefits are not passed on to the farmers.
Tag: Sugarcane
Anti-Farmers Pro-Capitalist BJP: Mayawati Attacks Modi Govt Over Sugarcane Farmers’ Dues
“Why is BJP not acting tough against the mill owners like the BSP government and getting all the arrears of the farmers cleared?” she asked.
Rs 100,000,000,000 Sugarcane Dues Unpaid: Why Are You Punishing Farmers, Rahul Gandhi Asks BJP
Gandhi was referring to a media report which claimed that the sugarcane dues in Uttar Pradesh had crossed Rs 10,000 crore.
Bonded Labour: Two Booked For Allegedly Kidnapping and Selling 24 People In Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Farms
Some of the victims were allegedly not given proper food and were forced to work from early morning to late evening
Uttar Pradesh: Farmers Protest by Marching in ‘Funeral Procession’ of Sugarcane Crop
The farmers were demanding that the government raise the MSP of the crop from Rs 315 per quintal to Rs 500.
‘Don’t Grow Sugarcane. It Causes Diabetes,’ Yogi Adityanath Tells Farmers
Ironically, Adityanath was speaking at a programme in Baghpat, where sugarcane is the key crop.