Punjab government calls protesting farmer leaders for meeting with CM Bhagwant Mann tribuneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Farmers demonstrating on national highway in Jalandhar demanding an increase in sugarcane prices decided to end their stir after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant
The farmers are demanding a hike in the prices of sugarcane from Rs 380 per quintal to Rs 450 per quintal. They are also demanding the resumption of sugar mills' operations for the crushing of cane.
Punjab farmers protests continue for second day thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Farmers, led by Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba), blocked a stretch of a highway in Punjab's Jalandhar on Tuesday, demanding an increase in sugarcane prices.