BKU activists protest outside DM's office

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 28. BKU activists continued their protest outside District Magistrate's office for the second day today to press for their demands of starting crushing work in sugar mills and pay dues to the farmers here. The protests continued even as district authorities registered cases against the owners of three sugar mills -- Uttam sugar mill, Tikola sugar mill and Bhensani sugar mill -- for not starting crushing work here. Acting on the directive of the state government, district authorities had on Tuesday registered cases against three sugar mill owners for not starting crushing work in the district. Bhartiya Kisan Union chief Naresh Tikait has announced that the agitation would continue till all their demands met. The BKU activists entered in tractor trollies in the collectorate compound and gheraod the DM's office here. BKU has also launched protests in Bijnore, Meerut and Shamli district headquarters to press for their demands, Tikait said.