Kurbur Shantakumar Criticizes Shivakumar for Scaring Sugarcane Farmers
Kurbur Shantakumar, president of the Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association, condemned Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for scaring sugarcane farmers by claiming sugar factories would shut down if farmers' demands for higher prices were met. Speaking to protesters in Yerikoppa near Dharwad, Shantakumar urged ministers and legislators to forgo their salaries to compensate drought-hit farmers and called on governments to avoid politicizing sugar price issues.
The Hindu··Dharwad


