RLD alleges delay in payment of dues to sugar cane farmers

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) workers today demonstrated before the District Cane office here over the alleged delay in payment of dues to sugar cane farmers by the state government and sugar mill owners.
"In Meerut alone, farmers have unpaid dues of over Rs 1,700 crore because of which they are compelled to commit suicide but the state government and mill owners have turned a blind eye towards them," said senior RLD leader Rajkumar Sangvan.
He said "Either the mill owners pay their outstanding dues on time or they should be sent to jail if the demands of the farmers of are not met".

Sangvan demanded that the government stop recovering the loans taken by farmers till they are paid their dues for the sugar cane produce.