Farmers of Haryana furious over Khattar government’s increase in sugarcane price by Rs 10, announce to burn sugarcane Holi on January 26

In Haryana, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s authorities has additional provoked the farmers by growing the worth of sugarcane by simply Rs 10. The farmers are actually adamant that the worth of sugarcane will stay at Rs 450 solely. That is the primary time within the historical past that even after the rise of Rs.10, the worth of sugarcane in Punjab is Rs.8 lower than in Haryana. Farmers say that the federal government has performed a merciless joke with us. We aren’t begging from the federal government. We are going to take our rights. Holi of sugarcane can be lit throughout Haryana on January 26, the beginning anniversary of farmer chief Chhoturam. Earlier than that right this moment farmers have warned the federal government by taking out a tractor march throughout the state.

Sugarcane crushing has been stopped in Haryana since January 20. Farmers are protesting in entrance of the sugar mills demanding that the worth of sugarcane be elevated to Rs 450. Even now, virtually 40 p.c of the sugarcane crop is standing in the entire of Haryana, however there’s a scenario of battle between the farmers and the federal government. The rise within the worth of sugarcane by simply Rs 10 has angered the farmers additional. Farmers say that the agitation is not going to cease till the federal government pronounces the speed of Rs 450 per quintal.

Farmers took out a tractor march throughout Haryana on Wednesday. In Kaithal, farmers demonstrated by placing sugarcane in tractor trolleys from Sugar Mill to Mini Secretariat. Farmers say that the federal government is attempting to check the farmers, however they don’t seem to be going to relaxation till their calls for are met. Farmers stated that on January 26, on the beginning anniversary of Chhoturam, they are going to burn Holi of sugarcane throughout Haryana. After this, on January 30, he’ll burn the effigy of the state authorities.

Earlier on January 29, he’ll oppose the rally of Home Minister Amit Shah to be held in Gohana, Sonipat. For this, farmers from throughout Haryana will journey to Gohana. In CM Metropolis Karnal too, a whole bunch of farmers took tractors from the sugar mill to the district secretariat. Right here the farmers requested whether or not the federal government’s treasury has been exhausted for them. If the treasury of the federal government has turn into empty for the farmers, then they’re prepared to provide 10 rupees as alms to the federal government. We are going to proceed to take the worth of sugarcane from the federal government at Rs 450.

Farmers in Yamuna Nagar took out a funeral procession of Chief Minister Manohar Lal’s effigy within the metropolis with a tractor march. The tractor march of farmers gathered in giant numbers at Bhali Sugar Mill in Rohtak made the police sweat. In Jind too, farmers took out a march from the sugar mill. Additionally introduced that on January 27, he would block the Jind-Narwana Nationwide Freeway in entrance of the sugar mill. President of Bhartiya Kisan Union Chadhuni Gurnam Singh Chadhuni has stated that the rise of simply Rs 10 within the fee of sugarcane is a merciless joke on the farmers. He has known as a gathering at Kurukshetra on January 26 at 11 am. The subsequent technique of the motion can be determined on this assembly.

It’s apparent that the farmers don’t agree with the arguments of the federal government. The federal government says that sugar mills are already in loss. The costs of sugar haven’t elevated out there. Due to this fact, it isn’t able to extend the speed of sugarcane additional. Saying a rise of Rs 10 within the costs, the Chief Minister stated that final yr our sugarcane fee was Rs 362. Now with a rise of Rs 10, the speed of sugarcane this yr can be Rs 372. A state degree committee was fashioned to repair the worth of sugarcane. Agriculture Minister JP Dalal together with Further Chief Secretary Sumita Mishra have been additionally included within the committee. In accordance with sources, many of the members concerned within the committee had proposed to extend the worth of sugarcane to greater than that of Punjab. At current, the worth of sugarcane in Punjab is Rs.380 per quintal. That is the primary time that the worth of sugarcane in Haryana is lower than in Punjab.

Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition within the Legislative Meeting Bhupinder Singh Hooda stated in Chandigarh {that a} censure movement has been handed within the assembly right this moment in assist of the sugarcane farmers and towards the nominal enhance within the fee by the federal government. He stated that the farmers are demanding a fee of Rs 450 per quintal. Their calls for are utterly justified. No less than the speed of Rs 400 must be taxed by the federal government immediately. He reminded that the speed of sugarcane was elevated by 165 p.c throughout the Congress regime. However BJP has elevated solely 20 p.c in its 8 and a half yr tenure. It is a soiled joke with the farmers.

On the similar time, Congress General Secretary and former Union Minister Kumari Selja has additionally termed the rise within the worth of sugarcane by Rs 10 per quintal as a unclean joke of the BJP-JJP coalition authorities with the farmers. He stated that the BJP, which got here to energy with the slogan of doubling the earnings of the farmers, is hell-bent on destroying the farmers. In growing the worth of sugarcane, neither the rising inflation fee nor the elevated value of manufacturing sugarcane and the deteriorating financial situation of the farmers have been seen.

Kumari Selja stated that the speed of inflation has elevated by 7 p.c this yr. It’s clear from this that the farmer will endure a direct lack of 7 p.c on promoting sugarcane as in comparison with final yr. Had there been a rise of a minimum of 7 per cent compared to final yr’s fee of Rs 362 per quintal, the farmer would have gotten the identical worth as final yr. This time its value has additionally elevated, so the costs ought to have been elevated additional to make the sugarcane crop worthwhile. On this season, as a substitute of fixing the worth as quickly because the mills began, the BJP-JJP coalition authorities had instantly carried out the order of seven p.c weight discount per quintal on the sugarcane crop, in order that the sugar mills might be benefited. In distinction, within the neighboring state of Punjab, this discount is barely 3 p.c.