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Farmers sitting on dharna for payment of sugarcane in Punjab, warned of nationwide agitation
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Amandeep Singh, ABP News, Punjab: The farmers’ unions of Punjab have once again warned of a nationwide farmers’ movement. Some farmers in Punjab have also sat on dharna at this time to agitate. Farmers have started agitation on one lane of Delhi-Amritsar Highway due to non-payment of about Rs 72 crore to the farmers from Golden Sandhar Sugar Mills Limited.
The farmers are warning that if the money is not released soon, they will close the other part of the shop as well. Even the farmers have warned of demonstration across Punjab. One reason for farmers’ displeasure is the open auction of land worth Rs 155 crore. The farmers have also accused the government of misleading them. The farmers said that their payment of Rs 72 crore is pending. He had an outstanding of Rs 30 crore in 2019-20. In 2020-2021, he had arrears of seven crore rupees. He had an outstanding of Rs 35 crore in 2021-2022.
Thousands of farmers have stayed in Punjab
Thousands of rupees of farmers are stuck in sugar mills in four districts of Punjab. Sugar mills are closed due to the end of sugarcane season. When contacted the mill owners and higher officials, they could not be contacted. On getting information, it came to know that the GM of the mill had gone somewhere.
Who is the owner of the mill?
Sukhbir Singh Sandar is presently the present owner of the mill. Earlier, there were three shareholders in the mill.
- Sukhbir Singh Sandar
- Jarnail Singh Wahid
- Jaswinder Singh Bains
Where is Sukhbir Singh Sandar?
Sukhbir Singh Sandar is currently in England. Jarnail Singh Wahid belongs to Akali Dal. He had contested the assembly elections from Nawanshahr in the year 2017 but he lost the election. Our reporter tried to talk to Janrail Singh Wahid but his security guard told him to be out. His security guard said that he had gone out somewhere and refused to talk to him on his phone.
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