The Yogi Adityanath government had not raised the minimum support price for sugarcane, Tikait said. PTI file
Muzaffarnagar, October 18
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for not clearing dues of the sugarcane farmers.
BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait claimed that the state government is working in favour of the sugar mills and not taking steps against them to clear cane dues of the farmers.
The Yogi Adityanath government had not raised the minimum support price for sugarcane, Tikait said while addressing a ‘kisan panchayat’ at Sikhreda village on Thursday evening.
The sugar mills had not cleared the dues despite court directions, he alleged.
The Allahabad High Court last month had directed the state government to clear dues of sugarcane farmers.
Describing the state government policy as “anti-farmer”, Tikait claimed that instead of clearing the cane dues, it had raised power tariffs. PTI
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