Responding to the call of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) in Punjab, farmers and labourers across the state on Wednesday jointly submitted memorandums to all Deputy Commissioners to stop the alleged harassment against them in the name of pollution control for burning stubble.

The SKM said that the farmers are already suffering due to low paddy yields and crop damage due to floods, as the government has neither provided machinery nor offered any cash assistance for stubble management. “All punitive actions against farmers compelled to burn stubble must be stopped immediately,” the memorandum said.

“We also demand immediate release of ₹109 crore pending dues owed to farmers by cooperative sugar mills and an increase in the sugarcane price to ₹470 per quintal,” said Jagmohan Singh Patiala, s

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