Seeking sugarcane dues, farmers block Ludhiana-Sangrur road

Sugarcane farmers blocked the Ludhiana-Sangrur road at Babanpur near Dhuri seeking pending sugarcane dues from a private mill on Tuesday

Sugarcane cultivators blocked the Ludhiana-Sangrur road at Babanpur near Dhuri seeking pending dues of sugarcane against a private mill on Tuesday.

A protesting farmer said the sugar mill owners were not paying their sugarcane dues to the tune of ₹18 to ₹20 crore and they will not lift the blockade from the Ludhiana-Sangrur road till the payment is made. (Reuters File Photo/ Representational image)

Avtar Singh, one of the protesters, said the sugar mill owners were not paying their dues to the tune of ₹18 to ₹20 crore and they will not end the protest till the payment is done. “The civil and the police administration reached the protest site and talks are on,” he added.