Phagwara, Punjab: Hundreds of farmers affiliated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba) staged an indefinite protest, or “dharna,” outside the Phagwara SDM’s office, reports Tribune India. Their primary demand was clearing pending payment of Rs 43 crore owed to sugarcane growers by the Phagwara Sugar Mill. The protesting farmers first gathered near the Sugar Mill and … Continue reading Farmers stage demonstration demanding payment of pending cane dues