H.D. Kumaraswamy says his party stands with sugarcane growers

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy | Photo Credit: special arrangement

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy has said his party always stands with sugarcane growers on their genuine demands, and that he will personally take up the issue with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi.

Speaking to reporters in Hassan on Sunday (October 18, 2026), Mr. Kumaraswamy said Mr. Joshi, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, had discussed the issue with the Union Agriculture Minister and formed a committee to examine the farmers’ demands. The Union government was awaiting the committee’s report. “Let us see what the committee recommends,” he said.