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Karnataka Government Pressures Centre to Fulfil Sugarcane Growers Demands
- •Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar stated that the state government is actively pressuring the Centre to resolve the demands of protesting sugarcane growers.
- •Farmers are demanding Rs 5500 per tonne of sugarcane, a hike in the minimum selling price of sugar to Rs 60 per kg, and ethanol price revisions.
- •Protesting farmers near Kittur rejected the appeal to call off their agitation and threatened to resume their Hubballi Chalo march if the minimum support price is not announced.
- •Farmer leader Chunappa Pujari demanded that Union Minister Pralhad Joshi visit Kittur to announce the MSP by Sunday afternoon.
- •The state government plans to hold discussions with both farmers and sugar mill owners to find a viable solution while acknowledging the challenges faced by the mills.
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Sugarcane growers in Karnataka are demanding Rs 5,500 per tonne of sugarcane, an increase in the minimum selling price of sugar to Rs 60 per kg, a revision of ethanol prices, and the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations.
Protesting farmers near Kittur rejected Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's appeal because their core demand for a minimum support price (MSP) has not yet been announced by the Union government, prompting them to continue their agitation and resume their march.
The Karnataka government is pressuring the Centre to address the demands, planning to hold discussions with both farmers and sugar mill owners, and conducting a scientific study on optimal harvesting periods and sugar recovery levels to ensure fair returns.
