LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Movement, Secretary General, Hanif Gujjar, has rejected recent amendments in Sugar Factories Control Act. He termed this anti farmer policy. He further said that farmers were getting good rates on sale of sugarcane to mills. If mills go into losses then how it possible that mill can give better rates to farmers.

He claimed "farmers are not happy to get payment through banks rather they are more interested to get cash for their products. Cane Purchase Receipt (CPR) already contains weight and rate at which the cane is sold. Farmers are not clear what the Government intends to do with the fate of agriculture which is the back bone of our country's economy. Hanif Gujjar said that there should be a level playing field for all stakeholders.

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