Navjot Singh Sidhu Slams Amarinder Govt For Low Sugarcane Prices In Punjab
Punjab: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and said the state has assured sugarcane State Advised Price (SAP) as compared to other states.
In a tweet, Sidhu wrote, “The sugarcane farmers issue needs to be immediately resolved amicably …. Strange that despite the higher cost of cultivation in Punjab the state assured price is too low as compared to Haryana/ UP/ Uttarakhand. As a torchbearer of agriculture, the Punjab SAP should be better!”.
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“Sugarcane farmers SAP has not increased since 2018, whereas input cost has increased by over 30 per cent. Punjab model means policy interventions giving fair prices, equitable share in profits, diversification in production and processing to give more profits to both farmers and sugar mill,” he added.
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The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief demanded that SAP should be immediately hiked.
“SAP should be immediately hiked as per farmers’ demands and pending dues should be released. Along with the modernization of sugar mills for higher productivity and production of high-value byproducts (ethanol, biofuel and electricity) for boosting profits of both farmers and sugar mills,” Sidhu said.
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Sidhu’s remarks come days after Amarinder Singh and the Punjab Congress chief agreed to set up a 10-member ‘Strategic Policy Group’ to ensure better coordination between the ruling party and the state government and to further expedite the implementation of the various government programmes and reform initiatives.
There is a tussle going on between the top two leaders in Punjab Congress. Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh had expressed concern over the statements made by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on August 11 after the appointment of Punjab Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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