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A whole bunch of farmers related with the Mandvi Sugar Bachao Farmers’ Committee staged a dharna outdoors the Junnar Sugars Restricted in Mandvi taluka of Surat district after the manufacturing facility authorities started crushing sugarcane on the premises after buying it from the farmers of neighbouring Tapi district.
Earlier generally known as Mandvi Sugar Cooperative, the manufacturing facility was renamed Junnar Sugars in 2019 after the homeowners of the latter received the public sale for the premises located at Bodhan village. The protesting farmers stated they had been in opposition to privatisation of the manufacturing facility.
On studying that Junnar Sugars had began manufacturing within the manufacturing facility, farmers, labour contractors and transport automobile homeowners on Tuesday staged a dharna outdoors the principle gate of the premises.
The Mandvi Sugar Bachavo Samiti president Sandeep Sharma stated, “We’re protesting as we’ve come to know that Junnar Sugars has been working the boiler for the previous couple of days. They’ve bought sugarcane from farmers of neighbouring Tapi district and have began crushing actions to fabricate sugar. The sugar mill didn’t have IEM (Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum) – a licence to run the manufacturing facility. So, how might they run such a manufacturing facility?”
Sharma additional alleged that the sugar mill has illegally obtained energy connection.
Authorities at Junnar Sugars couldn’t be contacted for touch upon the allegations.
Sharma stated, “We’re protesting in opposition to privatisation of the Mandvi sugar mills, which has been bought by the consortium of banks to Junnar Sugars Restricted. Final yr, we had made representations to 2 ministers however no motion has been taken in opposition to Junnar Sugars until date.”
Sharma stated the farmers will look ahead to just a few days earlier than resuming their protest.
Based on sources, Mandvi Sugar cooperative society began operations in 2015 however was shut down in 2017 on account of mismanagement, leading to losses and heavy money owed.
Mandvi sugar mills had over 55,000 members and the mill owed them round Rs 23.87 crore, stated Sharma. “Apart from, it had taken Rs 20 crore from the state authorities and Rs 94.10 crore as mortgage quantity from numerous banks, led by Union Financial institution of India, for development and working of the mill,” he added.
In 2019, following the nod from Surat district collector, the consortium carried out the public sale of properties of Mandvi Sugar for debt restoration beneath SARFAESI (The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Monetary Property and Enforcement of Safety Curiosity) Act, 2002. Junnar Sugars Restricted authorities received the public sale of movable and immovable properties of Mandvi Sugar.
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