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Supriya Sule questions Govt's commitment to sugarcane farmers' FRP demand
Published: 15/10/26 11:26
Mumbai | India
Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule has questioned the government's seriousness in addressing sugarcane farmers' long-pending demand for an increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), and criticised its reliance on setting up committees instead of taking concrete action. Sule expressed concern that farmers' demands had remained unresolved for years, despite repeated representations. She questioned why the government continued to set up committees to examine the issues rather than take time-bound decisions to address farmers' concerns. The FRP is the minimum price sugar mills are required to pay sugarcane growers. The issue is particularly significant in…