Members of Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators’ Association and Federation of Farmers’ Organisations have decided to embark on an a wareness drive in villages urging the voters to question the mainstream political parties on implementation of the long-pending demands of the farmers.
They conducted a meeting at T.Narsipur on Monday and resolved to raise awareness among rural voters of the key issues that are affecting them all and tell them not to get swayed by issues of caste and religion.
Kurubur Shanthakumar, president of the sugarcane cultivators association, said on Monday that farmers have released their own manifesto and want the Congress, BJP and JD (S) to incorporate their demands in their respective party’s election manifesto. But not only are the mainstream political parties reluctant but have not committed themselves so far though the elections are drawing near.
