Bengaluru, Nov 6 (PTI) As farmers' agitation intensified in north Karnataka demanding Rs 3,500 per tonne for sugarcane, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the Centre decides the Fair and Remunerative Price and not the state government.

The CM announced that he would hold a meeting with farmer leaders on Friday and also sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss issues faced by the farmers.

"The FRP fixation is done by the Centre and not us. Every year, it is done by the Centre. This year too, they did it on May 6," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.

"The farmers are misled. Despite the Centre having a greater role in the FRP fixation, the opposition is playing politics. I appeal to farmers not to succumb to the opposition’s statements," he said.

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