India News | Farmers Suspend 28-day-long Stir over Sugarcane Dues in Phagwara
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Farmers here on Sunday announced the suspension of their 28-day-long protest over the non-payment of sugarcane dues by the Phagwara sugar mill following a meeting with Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal.
Phagwara, Sep 4 (PTI) Farmers here on Sunday announced the suspension of their 28-day-long protest over the non-payment of sugarcane dues by the Phagwara sugar mill following a meeting with Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal.
Bharati Kisan Union (Doaba) vice president Kirpal Singh Moosapur said they decided to suspend the agitation after a meeting with the minister in Amritsar.
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The farmers have been demanding the release of pending dues of Rs 72 crore by the sugar mill.
Moosapur said Rs 23.76 crore would be received after the sale of a sugar mill property. The mill has a property in Haryana.
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BKU (Doaba) general secretary Satnam Singh Sahni said the state government had assured them of finding a way to clear the dues.
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