After booking the management of a sugar mill in Lakhimpur Kheri on charges of “financial exploitation” of sugarcane farmers, against at least five other mills in Uttar Pradesh for not paying their dues to farmers despite the government’s directions FIR has been registered.
While three cases were registered against mills in Shamli, the second was registered in West UP’s Baghpat district, where farmers and agricultural organizations staged a sit-in against three agriculture laws and the Guaranteed Minimum Support Price Act as well as pending sugarcane payments. are. , The second FIR was registered at Lakhimpur Kheri in Terai district, often referred to as the “sugar bowl”.
Baghpat district cane officer said that an FIR has been registered against Malakpur sugar mill for arrears of Rs 248 crore.
financial exploitation
Managers of Bajaj Hindustan Sugar Mill at Palia in Lakhimpur Kheri district were booked for criminal conspiracy, cheating and criminal breach of trust for not clearing dues of more than ₹266 crore to farmers. The mill was accused of “financial exploitation”, cheating and inciting “discontent” among farmers by non-payment of their dues for a year.
A second FIR has been registered against a sugar mill in Gola in the same district on the complaint of BJP MLA Arvind Giri.
District Sugarcane Officer Vijay Bahadur Singh said that an FIR has also been registered against Wool, Thana Bhawan and Shamli Sugar Mills in Shamli district.
They were booked under sections 420 of the IPC and sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
Shamli Mill owes 69 crores to farmers, 43 crores of wool and 144 crores to Thana Bhawan, Mr. Singh said. Hindu,
Sugarcane and Sugar Commissioner Sanjay R Bhusreddy said that a case has been registered against GK Sharma, owner of Shamli Mill, Ranaveer Pratap Singh, owner of Wool Mill and Veerpal Singh, owner of Thana Bhawan Mill in Shamli.
Shri Bhoosreddy said that payment of sugarcane price is the top priority of the government. “Regular monitoring is being done at the regional and headquarters level and the regional and district cane officers have been directed to take strict action against the sugar mills defaulting on payment,” he said.
He said that if the mills do not show the required speed in making the payments, action will be ensured against them.
Re-allotment of sugarcane area to defaulting sugar mills may also be considered and recovery certificate may be issued and FIR may be registered against such sugar mills.
Farmers in Palia and Gola are protesting against mills for non-payment of dues, forcing even BJP MLAs to take corrective measures.
Emotional video of BJP MLA
On Monday, BJP MLA from Palia Harvinder Sahni, who recently released an emotional video requesting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ensure payment of dues, met the commissioner here.
Mr Sawhney said he informed the officer that it was his “priority” to ensure that farmers are paid their money quickly.
The MLA admitted that he was under “pressure” from the farmers. “How will I go to my constituency,” he asked.
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