V K Singh backs farmers' body opposing sugar decontrol

November 02, 2012 15:36

Former Army Chief V K Singh today backed a farmers body's demand for rejection of the Rangarajan Committee report on freeing the sugar sector and threatened to gherao Parliament next month if it is not met.

Addressing a press conference along with V M Singh, convenor of the Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (RKMS), Singh said the committee's recommendation on doing away with State Advisory Price (SAP) and cane reservation area will adversely affect the farmers of northern states.

A picture of VK Singh when he was the army chief.

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