Gujarat: Farmers stage protest over privatisation of sugar mill

Ahmedabad: Hundreds of farmers under the banner of the Mandvi Sugar Bachao Farmers’ Committee staged a protest outside Junnar Sugars Limited in Mandvi taluka of Surat district. The protest came after the factory began crushing sugarcane purchased from farmers in neighbouring Tapi district. Previously known as Mandvi Sugar Cooperative, the factory was renamed Junnar Sugars … Continue reading Gujarat: Farmers stage protest over privatisation of sugar mill