Haryana cane growers' agitation hits supply

Several sugarmills in Haryana have been forced to close down cane crushing operations as a section of farmers protesting for a hike in sugarcane price has decided to stop supplies for indefinite period. Farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) had stopped supplying sugarcane to mills, including private ones on January 5 as the government did not agree to their demand of increasing State Advisory Price for sugarcane for 2012-13. “We will continue our agitation for indefinite period,” Haryana BKU President Gurnam Singh said.