
Cane cultivators stage demonstration
The Hindu
A group of cane cultivators staged a demonstration at Sarukkai hamlet in Papanasam taluk in protest against the inordinate delay in payment for the cane supplied by farmers to a private sugar mill in
A group of cane cultivators staged a demonstration at Sarukkai hamlet in Papanasam taluk in protest against the inordinate delay in payment for the cane supplied by farmers to a private sugar mill in Thirumandankudi and transport charges for the same for six years from 2013.
Alleging that the private sugar mill had cheated the cane farmers by obtaining bank loan in the name of the farmers registered as suppliers of canes to the mill, the demonstrators attempted to take over 100 acres of dry land belonging to private sugar mill at Sarukkai.
However, they were pacified by the revenue and police officials with an assurance that the issue would be sorted out through a tripartite meeting within 15 days.

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