Hundreds of Rashtriya Lok Dal activists led by the party's district president Ajit Rathi burnt sugarcane crops at Kookra Chowk in Muzaffarnagar district in protest against the newly-announced sugarcane MSP in Uttar Pradesh.
The protests were held on Sunday evening over the state government not increasing the minimum support price of sugarcane.
Rathi said the BJP-led state government's decision is "anti-farmer" and neglected farmers' interest by supporting sugar mill owners.
Several farmers along with RLD activists also burnt sugarcane crops at the Budhana tehsil headquarters in the district.
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