PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldFarmers Demand Rs 5,500 Per Tonne for Sugarcane in Karnataka
Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha and Hasiru Sene State president Chunappa Pujeri stated that farmers insist on Rs 4,500 per tonne from sugar factories plus Rs 1,000 per tonne as State Advised Price from the government. A meeting in Gurlapur village will decide the next protest steps. Farmers cite high cultivation costs and want the Centre to raise sugar's minimum selling price to Rs 5,000 per quintal.
Deccan Herald··Belagavi

