Some farmers held a meeting on Sunday against Minister S.S. Mallikarjun accusing him of hatching a conspiracy to close down a sugar factory in Alagwadi village of Belagavi district.
They said that the Minister is using unfair means to scuttle competition from other factories.
The farmers took out a protest rally in Alagwadi village near Raibag. They also held a meeting in the village where farmers leaders addressed them.
