Sugarcane growers on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led government in Punjab of ‘betraying’ farmers, following an announcement by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to increase the State Agreed Price (SAP) for sugarcane crop by ₹11 per quintal, which the farmer bodies termed as “too little”.
Mr. Mann on Friday announced a hike of ₹11 per quintal in sugarcane price, claiming that the new rate of ₹391 per quintal is the highest in India. The farmers’ groups, however, rejected the amount as insufficient.