Sugarcane price

Cane price hike shows govt committed to fulfilling its pledge for farmers' welfare: PM

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Cane price hike shows govt committed to fulfilling its pledge for farmers' welfare: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 22 underlined his government’s commitment to fulfilling its pledge for the welfare of farmers, asserting that a “historic” hike in sugarcane’s price is part of such efforts. This will benefit crores of sugarcane farmers, he said in a series of posts … Read more

Samajwadi Party, Congress stage protest as UP Assembly’s budget session begins

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Samajwadi Party, Congress stage protest as UP Assembly’s budget session begins

UP’s budget session opened on Thursday amid the Samajwadi Party’s dramatic street protests. Some of its MLAs arrived for the session on tractors carrying sugarcane in solidarity with the ongoing farmers’ agitation and to protest against the state for not increasing the procurement price of sugarcane. MLAs and senior leaders of SP and Congress staged … Read more