PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldFarmers Intensify Sugarcane Price Agitation in North Karnataka
Farmers in north Karnataka's sugarcane-growing districts, including Belagavi, Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, and Bagalkot, intensified protests demanding higher fair remunerative prices for sugarcane and sugar. They blocked highways and observed a dawn-to-dusk bandh, disrupting vehicular movement and business. Key demands include Rs 5,500 per tonne sugarcane price, 9.5% FRP base recovery, Rs 50 minimum sugar price, and a review of the Centre's ethanol policy.
Deccan Herald··Karnataka



