PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldSugarcane Growers Block Highway Demanding Rs 5,500 Per Tonne
Farmer leaders in Kalaburagi blocked the Bidar-Srirangapatna Highway demanding Rs 5,500 per tonne for sugarcane. They criticized the central government and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi for failing to meet their demands. Groups like Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha urged implementation of the Fair and Remunerative Price system per the Swaminathan Commission. They warned of further protests on Humnabad Ring Road.
Deccan Herald··Kalaburagi



