Belagavi (PTI): The sugarcane growers’ protest in Belagavi district demanding a minimum support price of Rs 3,500 per ton for their produce has gathered momentum.

Farmers, under the banner of the Hasiru Sene Farmers Association, have rejected the Rs 3,200 per ton offer from sugar mills. The agitation has brought operations to a halt at 26 sugar factories across the region, with protesters vowing not to settle for anything less than their demand.

All the business establishments in Mudalagi remained shut as farmers gathered in huge numbers.

The protests, which initially began with the demands for State Advisory Price (SAP) for sugarcane, have now spread to Athani, Chikkodi, Hukkeri, Bailhongal, Mudalagi, Gokak and neighbouring areas.

In Gokak town, the agitation took a new turn as studen

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