Belagavi, Jul 29: Hundreds of farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene (Green Brigade) staged protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office today protesting against District Administration acquiring about 19 acres of fertile land for setting up Sewage Treatment Plant (SAP) near Halaga in the outskirts of the city.
Agitating Farmers questioned why should the District administration acquire fertile land when plenty of government land is available in the City. Hundreds of families are cultivating and depending on it for their livelyhood and there is no other sources of income. Hence the government should stop the work and opt other land.
The agitators also demanded, among other things, fixing the MSP for Sugar Cane at at Rs 3,500 rupees per ton, immediate implementation of Kalasa-Banduri-Mahadhai project and implementation of Dr Swaminathan Committee report to ensure fair price for Agriculture produce. If government fails to fulfill our demands we will take strong protest against state government, farmers leaders said.
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