Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- The leader of the Opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, has demanded that the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government immediately announce a state advised price (SAP) of Rs.450 per quintal for sugarcane for the 2025-26 crushing season, in line with the escalating cost of cultivation and to safeguard the interests of thousands of sugarcane farmers across the state.

Bajwa asserted that due to the steep rise in labour wages, herbicides/pesticides, and input costs, sugarcane cultivation has become increasingly expensive, leaving farmers struggling to recover even their basic production expenses. "Cane growers have been working tirelessly and are barely breaking even. It is the duty of the state governmen...