The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a protest in Kalaburagi on Monday demanding that the State government declare Karnataka drought-hit and provide all possible assistance to farmers to tackle the situation created by the failure of monsoon.
Members of the KPRS Kalaburagi district unit submitted a memorandum, addressed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, to the Deputy Commissioner.
In the letter, KPRS district president Sharanabasappa Mamshetty has pointed out that farmers across the State have become unsettled due to the drought-like situation and demanded that the State government release ₹25,000 per acre as compensation for this kharif season.