A delegation of farmers from Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence in the city on Saturday and submitted a slew of demands including a higher Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for the crop.
The delegation was led by the association president Kurubur Shanthakumar who said that private sugar mills in the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar belt were denying the farmers a remunerative price on crop procurement. “This was in contrast to the situation elsewhere in the State where private sugar mills were procuring the crop at a higher rate as the demand had exceeded supply”, he added.
Though as many as four meetings had been conducted between the authorities and the factory management, the issue was yet to be resolved and the district in charge minister H.C. Mahadevappa has not responded, said Mr. Shanthakumar.
