Sukhpal Singh Khaira president of Punjabi Ekta Party(PEP) today flayed Congress government led by Capt Amarinder Singh for ignoring the demands of cane growers who are forced to continue their agitation.

In a statement issued here, Khaira said that Punjab Chief Minister had promised to pay the arrears of payment of cane growers for the last year and also committed to pay the difference of Rs.25 per quintal in the price of sugarcane announced by the state government and agreed by the sugar mill owners. Chief Minister had announced that the state government will pay Rs 25 per quintal on sugarcane to the farmers directly out of the state advised price (SAP) of Rs 310 per quintal, while remaining Rs 285 per quintal would be paid to them by the private sugar mills. He said that cane growers were sitting on dharna in front of Dhuri, Phagwara and Bhogpur sugar mills.The Chief Minister had failed to fulfill his commitments leaving the farmers in lurch.