Farmers call for rasta roko tomorrow in protest against delay in sugar MSP

Sugarcane farmers who have gathered at Gurlapur Cross in Belagavi district as part of their protest seeking better MSP for sugar, FRP and SAP for sugarcane. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

Sugarcane farmers have given a call for a rasta roko on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway on Saturday in protest against the delay in the revision of Minimum Selling Price for sugar.

“We are also upset with the Ramesh Chand panel not visiting the protesters at the Gurlapur Cross site in Belagavi district. At a meeting with the protesters, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi promised that the committee will begin consultations from district itself. That did not happen. They have invited some of our leaders to Bengaluru for discussion. That is not what Mr. Joshi promised. We condemn that,” Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha leader Chunappa Pujeri told reporters in Mudalagi on Thursday.