Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Cane farmers to take part in protest

MADURAI: Members of the Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers’ Association of National Cooperative Sugar Mills at Alanganallur near here will take part in a demonstration in Chennai scheduled for November 26, demanding Rs. 1,550 as procurement price for a tonne of cane. In a statement, its secretary, A. Sundararajan, said that the joint meeting of all cane farmers’ association held here on Wednesday had decided to hold a series of protests urging the State and Central governments to implement the Rangarajan Committee recommendation of offering Rs.1,550 as procurement price for a tonne of cane. The farmers of Pandiyarajapuram sugar mills would also participate in the demonstration, the statement said.

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