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Bijnor: After virtually laying siege to the collectorate here for four days, cane farmers withdrew their agitation on Sunday as the Bijnor district administration assured them that sugar mills will begin crushing operations by November 10. Besides, we have been given an assurance that a part of sugarcane dues will cleared before Diwali festival. Farmers said state government had announced that mills would begin operations by October 25 and accordingly they started harvesting their crop. Apart from this, mills authorities have given an assurance that they will clear sugarcane dues. The authorities also promised to release Rs 86 crore out of the total pending dues of Rs 600 crore to farmers before Diwali.District cane officer Yashpal Singh, said, “Administration has met farmers’ demands..