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Farmers, leaders reject State bid to privatise sugar firms

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Farmers' representatives and local politicians are reading mischief in the government's plan to privatise State-owned sugar mills.

A fortnight ago, the government rolled out the process of leasing the mills to bidders who will take over the mills' office buildings, machinery and nucleus farms for 20 years.

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