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Raju Shetty says sugar FRP decision illegal, benefits sugar lobby

Kolhapur, Sep 11 (UNI) Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) national president Raju Shetty today stated that the FRP committee's decision to base the fair remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane on the sugar recovery of the same year is illegal and benefits the state's sugar factory owners.
In a statement, Shetty criticised the state government and the FRP committee, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. He said the decision was taken for a "handful of sugar industrialists" and was against the interests of sugarcane farmers.
Shetty claimed that the Bombay High Court has given a clear order regarding a one-time FRP amount and the Central government has not issued any order allowing FRP to be paid in instalments. He said the state government has therefore taken an illegal decision on FRP.
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