Addressing a press conference on her behalf, Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said: "The chief minister has already written a letter to the prime minister (Manmohan Singh)." "She hopes that the agriculture minister (Sharad Pawar) would take her views into account during his proposed meeting with representatives of sugarcane farmers in New Delhi on Tuesday." He reiterated the state government's stand that it would stick to the state advised price (SAP), which is higher than the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) price fixed by the central government. The central government has announced a price of Rs.129.85 per quintal for sugarcane during the 2009-10 crushing season under the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) system, while the SAP has been set between Rs.165 and Rs.170 per quintal. According to a recent central government ordinance, if a state government fixes SAP higher than FRP, it will have to pay the difference. Full Article at Webindia123