PKM for providing relief to sugarcane farmers.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Kissan Movement (PKM) President Hanif Gujjar after arriving back from Rahimyar Khan and Ghotki at Lahore met farmers and said that Rahimyar Khan mills have started to monopolise the purchase of sugarcane crop through district administration of Punjab Government.

They have started to arrest and harass sugarcane buyers who were giving better rates to farmers so that they can get cane at minimum price below the Government of Punjab fixed price of Rs190. The sugar mills which are running in Rahimyar Khan district still want to buy cane at Rs180 to Rs185.

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