BKU (Doaba) Meets Agriculture Minister Over Pending Sugarcane Payments

Ashok Kaura

Aug 18, 2026 - 19:56

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BKU (Doaba) Meets Agriculture Minister Over Pending Sugarcane Payments

PHAGWARA: A delegation of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba), led by state president Manjit Singh Rai, met Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian and representatives of Phagwara Sugar Mill at the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh on Monday to press for the release of long-pending sugarcane payments to farmers.

Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal was also present at the meeting and took up the issue of pending payments with the authorities. The farmer leaders strongly raised the issue of nearly Rs 28 crore outstanding from the Phagwara sugar mill, besides around Rs 18 crore payable by the state government. They also demanded the immediate release of the amount deducted as penalty, which they termed unjustified.

BKU (Doaba) state president Manjit Singh Rai and state press secretary Gurpal Singh Pala Mauli said the prolonged delay in clearing the dues had caused serious financial difficulties for farmers. They urged the government and the mill management to ensure that the money owed to farmers was released without any further delay.

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According to the farmer leaders, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian assured the delegation that the Rs 18 crore pending from the government would be released shortly. He also assured them that efforts would be made to find an early solution for recovering the nearly Rs 28 crore outstanding from Phagwara Sugar Mill.

The farmer leaders expressed special gratitude to MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal for taking up the issue seriously and supporting their demand for clearance of the pending sugarcane payments.

Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala, Dr Arshdeep Singh Thind, and farmer leaders Kirpal Singh Moosapur, Davinder Singh Sandhwan, Kulwinder Singh Athouli, Baljinder Singh Chak Mandher, Baljit Singh Hardaspur, Manjit Singh Lalli, Major Singh Athouli, Harjit Singh Dhesi, Kashmir Singh Pannu, Tarsem Singh Dhillon, Gurbhej Singh Bhogpur and Binder Farala, among others, were present at the meeting.

Photo: MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal and representatives of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Doaba) during the meeting with Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian and representatives of the sugar mill in Chandigarh.