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She had called Kumaraswamy a ‘nalayak CM’, after which Kumaraswamy had asked where was she sleeping for so many years. Belagavi: Sugarcane farmers who had withdrawn their indefinite protest at the DC office premises here following a request by water resources minister D K Shivkumar, resumed the protest on Saturday.Sidagouda Modagi of Bharatiya Krishik Samaj said chief minister H D Kumaraswamy had assured them of declaring the ex-field FRP rate for sugarcane but did not do it. She also alleged that the JD(S) was running a smear campaign against her.Jayashri had taken the lead in breaking SVS’s locks and entering the premises with sugarcane laden trucks during a protest. His comments received widespread criticism after which he had to express regret over his statement. The CM has failed to announce ex-field FRP price bowing to pressure from sugar mills.” Raghavendra Naik, a farmer leader, said the protest will continue till the government announces the right price for sugarcane..