Karnal, Dec. 13 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said that there is a continuous deterioration in the economic condition of sugarcane farmers in Haryana and its cultivation has now completely turned into a loss-making proposition.

Addressing a gathering of protesting farmers in Yamunanagar, he said that the burden of soaring production costs on farmers and farm labourers has pushed both the state's agriculture sector and the sugar mill industry to the brink of a severe crisis. "Despite repeated demands, the BJP government has insulted the farmers by increasing the State Advised Price (SAP) of sugarcane by a meagre Rs.12," he said.

Jagadhri MLA Aram Khan and other leaders also joined. A memorandum was also sub...