Bijnor sugarcane farmers stage protest over pending dues, police resorts to lathi charge

Police baton charged sugarcane farmers led by Azad Kisan Union who protested outside the Collector office in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor on Monday alleging non-payment of dues, according to news agency ANI. The farmers threatened mass suicide by attempting self-immolation. Thus the police deployed the service of water cannons to prevent any mishap and disperse the crowd.