PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldKarnataka CM to Meet Farmers Over Sugarcane Price Demands
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will meet farmers and sugar factory officials on October 26 at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha to discuss sugarcane pricing ahead of the crushing season. Farmers demand Rs 5,500-6,000 per tonne amid drought concerns. They also seek higher sugar prices, full ethanol purchase, increased FRP by the Centre, and implementation of M S Swaminathan Commission recommendations. Protests have disrupted Pune-Bengaluru highway.
Deccan Herald··Belagavi



