Farmers will stage an indefinite demonstration in front of the residence of CM Siddaramaiah in Mysuru on November 9, in case, the state government does not step in, he told reporters.

 

The government has ordered sugar mills to pay Rs 2,850 per tonne of sugarcane and later announced an additional Rs 150 for the supply of sugarcane to the sugar factories during the last crushing season. However, the sugar mills paid only Rs 2,850 per tonne and have failed to release the Rs 150 incentive even after a year. Though the association members held a series of protests, the government has turned a deaf ear to the demand, he alleged.

 

He urged the government to revise the sugarcane prices to Rs 3,580 per tonne from the current Rs 3,150 per tonne. He also condemned the government for providing only five hours of power supply for irrigation pump sets against their demand of 10 hours in a day. The government has provided uninterrupted 24 hours of power supply to industries, but not for irrigation pump sets, he said.

 

He accused the state government of delay in implementing drought relief measures even after the announcement of 216 drought-hit taluks across the state.

 

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