Pushpendra Singh, president, Kisan Shakti Sangh, says the decision to focus on sugarcane prices was an afterthought given the wide disparity in prices fixed in different states. In Maharashtra, the fair and remunerative price for sugarcane has been fixed at Rs 275 per quintal, which is just Rs 5 higher than last year, though the input costs have risen substantially. In Uttar Pradesh, where farmers have been waiting for clearance of Rs 6200 crore dues, the FRP has been fixed as Rs 325 per quintal, whereas in Haryana sugarcane FRP has been fixed at Rs 350 and in Punjab it is Rs 360 per quintal.