BJP leader Urges Karnataka CM to fix sugarcane price at Rs 3,500 per tonne

Senior BJP leader in Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to immediately intervene and ensure that sugarcane farmers get a procurement price of Rs 3,500 per tonne, as demanded by them.

Suggesting that sugar factories should pay Rs 3,300 per tonne, while the state government must contribute Rs 200 per



tonne to fulfil the farmers’ demand, he said. Alleging that several ministers have “vested interests in the sugar business”, Bommai urged the Chief Minister himself to intervene and resolve the issue.

Sugarcane growers in parts of north Karnataka have been protesting for the seventh consecutive day, demanding a hike in the procurement price.