Punjab ‘Chakka-Jam’: SKM to block seven national highways on August 3
Chandigarh: The non-political United Farmers' Front has announced a chakka jam in Punjab on August 3. The United Front made this announcement from Sunam. Divulging details, farmer leader Amarjit Singh Rara said that 7 national highways connecting Punjab will be blocked by farmers. On this occasion, he appealed to the farmer leaders to participate in the struggle for their rightful demands. He said that the Punjab government is not accepting the demands.Due to this, there is a lot of discontentment in the farming community.
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“If the demands are not accepted soon, the struggle will be intensified”, warned Rara. While giving information, Amarjit Rara said that the main demands of the farmers are that the sugarcane mills should run from November 1 for the season 2022/23, the rate of sugarcane should be Rs. 360, compensation should also be given for the loss of sugarcane.
Apart from this, the government should give compensation for the damage caused by the soft pink weevil and whitefly, and the government should announce the subsidy in advance for the maintenance of paddy straw.
He further said that last year in a meeting held with farmers leaders, agricultural experts and the government, it was assured that the cost of sugarcane is Rs 480 per quintal, keeping this in mind the Punjab government should increase the rate of sugarcane.
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