The Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Associations has threatened to hold road blockades across Mysuru district on Vijayadashami Day on October 24 in protest against the State government on various issues including denial of sufficient power supply to irrigation pumpsets and release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Addressing a press conference in T. Narsipura near here on Saturday, federation president Kurubur Shanthakumar referred to the Congress party’s promise in the pre poll manifesto to provide 10 hours of power supply to the farmers. But, now the government had stated that it can provide electricity only for five hours, he lamented.
While providing farmers electricity only for five hours, the government was assuring 24-hour power supply to the industries. The government was discriminating against the farmers by restricting power supply to just five hours, he alleged.
