Sugarcane growers hold protest to demand release of outstanding dues

Author: Jamal Dawoodpoto

Sugarcane growers of different towns of Larkana & Kambar-Shahdadkot districts held protest demonstration in front of main entrance of Naundero Sugar Mill (NSM) on Wednesday, demanding payment of dues outstanding against the NSM for the past three years. The protesters were led by Hussain Bux Bhutto, Malook Jakhro, Badaruddin Mohil, Aijaz Kertio, Nazir Brohi and others. Whereas they were also joined by locals including Ghulam Hyder Narejo, Mushtaque Kumbhar, Javed Bhutto, Sahab Khan Shaikh and others showing solidarity with the agitating peasants. They were holding large banners in their hands, shouting slogans against the NSM administration and crying for help as according to them they have not been given payment for the sugarcane sold to the NSM during 2017, 2018 and 2019 and they are constantly kept on false & fabricated commitments which have never been honoured as yet. They said that unjust, open and daring violation of code of ethics has proved that NSM authorities do not want to pay us for our commodity. They said that NSM authorities have already sold sugar stock which was produced from their sugarcane but have so far failed to make payment to the poor tillers.

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