Summary:
Unhappy with the DC’s reply, farmers shouted slogans against him.Farmers staged a protest at Channamma Circle by blocking roads before reaching the DC office. They staged a protest for three hours and warned of forcibly entering the DC office premises if the DC did not visit the spot before 3pm.The DC arrived at 4pm and received the memorandum. Rates should be decided on the lines of Maharashtra and Gujarat. He said the government registers cases against farmers who stage protests but never books sugar factory managements for not paying farmers their dues.Kuruburu Shantakumar, president of Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association, said they will not accept the rate lesser than fair remunerative price (FRP). Farmers have set an eight-day deadline to factories to announce FRP price and clear old dues.Farmers also blocked the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway-4 at Mahantesh Nagar leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded for an hour..