KRRS to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha on Mar 30

Mysore, Mar 26: The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has decided to lay siege to the Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat, on March 30, demanding that the State Government rush to the rescue of sugarcane farmers in the State.

Addressing media persons here, KRRS President K S Puttaniah said thousands of sugarcane farmers were expected to participate in the protest on March 30. The State Government had not taken any initiative, despite agitations and protests by farmers for many days.

He said that in Mandya district alone, about 40 lakh tonnes of sugarcane had been crushed by sugar companies and another ten to 15 lakh tonnes were yet to be crushed. However, the companies had declared that they could not afford to take any more sugarcane for crushing. Hence, the State Government should intervene and lend a helping hand to the farmers.

He urged the Government to convene a meeting of sugar factory managements to ask them to purchase the remaining sugarcane from the farmers by providing subsidy.

UNI