This special report covers the escalating protest by sugarcane farmers in Belagavi, Karnataka, which saw incidents of stone pelting as cultivators blocked the Bengaluru-Pune National Highway. The Chief Minister of Karnataka has blamed the central government for the crisis and has written to the Prime Minister seeking an urgent meeting. In a meeting with sugar factory owners, the Chief Minister reportedly questioned their claims of losses, asking, ‘If running a sugar factory is so difficult, how come one owner ends up with two or three factories?’. Farmers are demanding a Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of ₹3,500 per tonne, citing that the current rates are not sustainable and that neighbouring states offer better prices. The protest has drawn widespread support and has led to a deadlock, with farmers refusing to back down until their demands are met by the state government and sugar mills.
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